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PEOPLE vs Emmanuel, Anthony, and Julius Mana-ay and Banderado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. EMMANUEL MANA-AY, ANTHONY MANA-AY, JULIUS MANA-AY and NILBERT BANDERADO, appellants.

G.R. No. 132717 | 2000-11-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In resolving this appeal, the Court iterates the following doctrines: (1) mere relationship of the chief prosecution witness to the victim does not necessarily cast doubt on the former's testimony; (2) positive identification prevails over denial and alibi; (3) without unlawful aggression on the part of the victim, defense of a relative cannot prosper; and (4) criminal conspiracy may be inferred from the acts of the conspirators.

The Case

Before us is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City (Branch 31) in Criminal Case No. 44534, convicting herein appellants of murder...