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PEOPLE vs. Salvador T. Baduya

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SALVADOR BADUYA Y TIBUS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 84448 | 1990-02-07

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

What started as an ordinary volleyball game led to the death of one Ariel Brusas and the wounding of Ramon Euste, and ended in the conviction of herein appellant Salvador Baduya of the complex crime of murder and frustrated murder.

The following is a narration of the facts:

On December 29, 1984, a volleyball competition between two teams was held in Barangay San Antonio, Milaor, Camarines Sur. One team was composed of residents of the place which included Francisco Baduya, the son of herein appellant. Believing that the said team would win, appellant placed a bet of P50.00 in its favor. The other...