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People vs Donato Continente

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DONATO B. CONTINENTE and JUANITO T. ITAAS, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE, JAMES DOE, PAUL DOE and SEVERAL OTHER DOES (at large), accused, DONATO B. CONTINENTE and JUANITO T. ITAAS, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 100801-02 | 2000-08-25

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision[1] dated February 27, 1991 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 88, in Criminal Cases Nos. 89-4843 and 89-4844 finding herein appellants guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of murder and frustrated murder, respectively for the killing of U.S. Col. James N. Rowe and for seriously wounding Joaquin Vinuya.

It appears that appellant Donato Continente and several other John Does were initially charged with the crimes of murder and frustrated murder in two (2) separate Informations dated June 20, 1989 in connection with the shooting incident on April 21,...