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PEOPLE vs Elberto Base

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELBERTO BASE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 109773 | 2000-03-30

D E C I S I O N
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
 
In the early morning of February 8, 1990, a group of men arrived at the residence of Julianito Luna y Tagle, Barangay Captain of Namunga, Rosario, Batangas. One of two men who introduced themselves as policemen allegedly looking for a certain Hernandez suddenly shot Julianito in the head with a .45 caliber pistol and immediately after, they sped away in an owner-type jeep.

Accused-appellant Elberto Base was among those identified on board the jeep and, together with Conrado Guno, Frederick Lazaro and Eduardo Patrocinio, were indicted for Murder with Direct Assault Upon a Person in Authority in...