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PEOPLE vs Lauro Martinez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LAURO MARTINEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124892 | 2001-01-30

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Romblon, Branch 81 in Criminal Case No. 1735 that found herein accused-appellant LAURO MARTINEZ (LAURO) guilty of the murder of RIZALINA ROTONI (RIZALINA).

LAURO and four other co-accused, namely, Herminio Rase, Angeles Martinico, Primitivo Rollon and Ruben Real were charged in an information that reads:

"That on or about the 27th day of September, 1987, at around 11:00 o'clock in the evening, in sitio Cabangahan, barangay Danao, municipality of Cajidiocan, province of Romblon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this...