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People Vs. Andion Yangan, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANDION YANGAN, JIMMY YANGAN, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE, RICHARD DOE, and JAMES DOE, accused. / ANDION YANGAN and JIMMY YANGAN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 109770 | 1994-06-28

DECISION


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

For the death due to stab and hack wounds of Pepito Castillo on 15 October 1991, accused Andion Yangan, Jimmy Yangan and others designated as John Doe, Peter Doe, Richard Doe, and James Doe were charged with murder in an information 1 filed with the Regional Trial Court of Mati, Davao Oriental.

The case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 2219 and raffled to Branch 5 of the said court.

Only the accused Andion and Jimmy Yangan, who are brothers, were arrested. Their co-accused have remained unidentified and at large. The case proceeded only as against the Yangans who pleaded not guilty upon arraignment.

During...