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PEOPLE Vs. Fernando N. Halili

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERNANDO HALILI y NAVARRO @ "Sgt. Julius Halili" @ "Pusa" and MANUEL PALTING @ "Manny", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 108662 | 1995-06-27

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

The accused-appellants Halili and Palting whose full names and aliases are set out in the caption, were charged as co-conspirators in two (2) felonies of murder in the Regional Trial Court of Laoag City (Branch 13). At the time of the commission of the offenses ascribed to them, they "were working for then Laoag City Mayor Ernesto Tamayo, Halili as bodyguard and Palting as driver cum bodyguard." 1 The informations against them, docketed as Criminal Cases Numbered 5141-13 and 5142-13, contain the following recitals: 2

(Criminal Case No. 5141-13)

That on or about the early dawn of the 28th day of November,...