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PEOPLE vs Rodolfo Hilario, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, RODRIGO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, and JOHN DOE, accused. / RODRIGO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128083 | 2001-03-16

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

For being at the wrong place at the wrong time, Carlos Reyes, the victim in this case, lost his life. One quiet evening, while relaxing with his friend in front of a store, he was subjected to a treacherous assault by two brothers and their cumpadre. It turned out the three mistakenly bent their terror on him - - - the one they really planned to kill was his friend.

The two brothers charged with committing this dastardly act were Rodolfo Hilario y Martinez and Rodrigo Hilario y Martinez. Their cumpadre, however, remains unidentified. Together, they were indicted for the crime of murder, committed as follows:

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