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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HIPOLITO BERMUDEZ y VILLACORTA and RENARIO MANLAPAZ y OCAMPO, accused. / RENARIO MANLAPAZ y OCAMPO, accused-appellant.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HIPOLITO BERMUDEZ y VILLACORTA and RENARIO MANLAPAZ y OCAMPO, accused. / RENARIO MANLAPAZ y OCAMPO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129033 | 1999-06-25

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

Accused-appellant RENARIO MANLAPAZ (hereafter MANLAPAZ) appeals from the judgment[1] of conviction for murder and attempted murder in Criminal Cases Nos. 263-92 and 265-92 before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Olongapo City, Branch 75.

The challenged decision resolved four criminal cases, to wit: (1) Criminal Case No. 263-92 for murder; (2) Criminal Case No. 264-92 for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition; (3) Criminal Case No. 265-92 for frustrated murder; and (4) Criminal Case No. 266-92 for violation of Republic Act No. 7166, an election offense. MANLAPAZ and Hipolito Bermudez were the...