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PEOPLE vs. Segundo Manuel, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SEGUNDO MANUEL, LUCILA MANUEL, JOHN DOE and PETER DOE, accused. LUCILA MANUEL, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 93926-28 | 1994-07-28

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J p:

An aftermath of the killing of Jesus Tolentino, Jr., and his driver, Dominador Santos, was an indictment on 02 April 1984, under three separate informations, of (a) Segundo Manuel, Lucila Manuel, John Doe and Peter Doe for the murder of Tolentino, (b) Segundo Manuel, John Doe and Peter Doe for the murder of Santos, and (c) Segundo Manuel for his violation of Presidential Decree NO. 1866. The only information which included herein appellant Lucila Manuel read:

"That on or about the 20th day of March, 1985, in Quezon City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...