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People vs. Aurelio L. Bandula

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AURELIO BANDULA y LOPEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 89223 | 1994-05-27

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

After he and his wife were individually hog-tied and their house ransacked, JUANITO GARAY, a lawyer, was found dead with three (3) gunshot wounds. For his death and the loss of their things on the occasion thereof, AURELIO BANDULA, PANTALEON SEDIGO, TEOFILO DIONANAO and VICTORIANO EJAN were haled to court for robbery with homicide.

On 5 May 1989, after hearing twelve (12) prosecution and nine (9) defense witnesses, the trial court rendered judgment finding accused Aurelio Bandula guilty of the crime charged. However, his three (3) co-accused were acquitted "for insufficiency of evidence." 1

As found by...