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PEOPLE. Vs. Joanes Agravante, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOANES AGRAVANTE, EDDIE CABALLERO (Accused), ARNULDO BELARMINO and ROSALITO ABREA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 105402-04 | 1994-09-05

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

Accused-appellants seek their exculpation from this Court after they were each convicted to three counts of Murder 1 and given a total of six (6) life sentences, among other penalties, by the Regional Trial Court of Davao del Sur, 11th Judicial Region, Branch 21, Bansalan, Davao del Sur. 2

The three Informations for Murder filed against the four accused, all of whom were members of the CAFGU (Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit), are similarly worded, except for the names of the victim in each case. Representative of these Informations is that filed in Criminal Case No. XXI-157(90), which reads, viz.:

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