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PEOPLE vs Arnulfo "Mike" Natividad, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARNULFO "MIKE" NATIVIDAD, JUN CABAONG, SESINANDO "BOY" LLERINA (at large) and VICENTE MILLADO, accused. / ARNULFO "MIKE" NATIVIDAD, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138017 | 2001-02-23

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Inside the police station of Ramos, Tarlac, appellant Arnulfo "Mike" Natividad who was the municipal mayor, shot one Severino L. Aquino in the head at point blank range in front of the police officers on duty. Four years later, four police officers were asked to, and did, testify against the appellant and the other accused. The pivotal issue in this appeal is whether or not the delay of four (4) years by the police officers in revealing information regarding the crime impairs their credibility.

Appellant and the other accused were charged with the murder of one Severino L. Aquino in an Amended Information[1]...