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PEOPLE vs. Eduardo de la Cruz y Cumpio

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO DE LA CRUZ Y CUMPIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 100386 | 1992-12-11

D E C I S I O N

NOCON, J:

It was the smirk on the face of accused-appellant Eduardo de la Cruz which cannot be erased from the memory of sole eyewitness, Alfred Dizon that fateful night of July 2, 1985 when Clarito "Larry" Olivares was murdered.

Accused Eduardo de la Cruz was charged with the crime of Murder under an information, 1 which reads:

"The undersigned accuses EDUARDO DE LA CRUZ Y CUMPIO of the crime of MURDER, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 2nd day of July, 1985, in the City of Baguio, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, being then armed with a fan knife...