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People vs Lucero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDMUNDO LUCERO y GACETA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 102407-08 | 2001-03-26

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Four criminal informations were filed against accused-appellant Edmundo Lucero before the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 88. In Criminal Case No. Q-89-5349, accused-appellant was charged with murder for the death of Fernando Jabol, while in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-89-5350, Q-89-5351 and Q-89-5352, respectively, he was charged with Frustrated Murder.

The facts, as found by the trial court, are summarized as follows:

At around 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon of July 11, 1989, brothers Fernando and Joel Jabol, Alex Tano and Ferdinand Alvero, together with others, were in the house of Domingo Lipas...