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PEOPLE vs Manuel Gutierrez, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL GUTIERREZ (at large); JUANCHO GUTIERREZ (at large); ESTING CARI?O (at large) and ZACARIAS CASTILLO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137610-11 | 2002-02-06

CRIMINAL LAW

- conspiracy

- Aggravating Circumstance of Treachery

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

- Defense of Alibi

Facts:

- The accused were charged for the crime of multiple murder and multiple frustrated murder. Only the trial against accused Castillo proceeded because all the other accused have remained at large.

- In the morning of January 8, 1998, the accused fired at the jeep were all the victims were riding. They used an M-16 rifle carbines, and a garand rifle in perpetuating the crime.

- The incident left 3 of the victims dead and all the other seriously injured.

- The victims were able to identify their assailants and testified on...