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Eduardo Rosales, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

EDUARDO ROSALES, HON. RODOLFO G. PALATTAO and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, NELSON EXCONDE and RONILO A?ONUEVO, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 80418-19 | 1992-10-23

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

In what seems to be a deviation from customary practice, an accused was discharged to become a state witness after he had already testified as an ordinary witness for the prosecution. The Court of Appeals found this procedure rather unusual, hence, its nullification.

Petitioners believe otherwise.

On 22 August 1985, separate Informations were filed before the Regional Trial Court of Lucena City charging petitioner Eduardo Rosales, together with Crisanto Bautista and private respondents Nelson Exconde and Ronilo Añonuevo for the murder of Marcial Punzalan, an ex-Mayor of San Antonio and Tiaong...