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People vs. Manalili [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILLY MANALILI y BOLISAY and DANILO REYES y MAMNILA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 121671 | 1998-08-14

D E C I S I O N
 
PANGANIBAN, J.:
 
Under the Constitution, an accused has the right to be informed, before trial, of the nature of the offense with which he or she is charged. Regardless of how conclusive and convincing the evidence of guilt may be, there can be no conviction, unless the offense is charged (or is necessarily included) in the complaint or information. On the other hand, an accused, who fails to object prior to arraignment to a duplicitous information, may be found guilty of any or all of the crimes alleged therein and duly proven during the trial, for the allegation of the elements of such component crimes in the...