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PEOPLE vs Rene Mamalias

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENE MAMALIAS Y FIEL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128073 | 2000-03-27

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

Accused RENE MAMALIAS Y FIEL was convicted of murder and frustrated murder by the Regional Trial Court of Manila (Branch 33). He seeks his acquittal on the ground that the trial court convicted him purely on the basis of hearsay evidence but he escaped pending decision of his appeal. The threshold issue is whether we should acquit the accused who is no longer in the custody of the law.

We acquit to prevent failure of justice.

The records show that on January 31, 1993, accused Rene Mamalias and a John Doe were charged with the crimes of murder and frustrated murder, for the death of Francisco de Vera y Del...