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PEOPLE vs Cornelio Gelin and Manuel Gelin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CORNELIO GELIN and MANUEL GELIN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 135693 | 2002-04-01

MURDER [committed before the effectivity of RA 7659]

CREDIBILITY OF WITNESS

ALIBI

Facts:

The trial court found the version of the prosecution about the commission of the crime credible and on the basis of which convicted the accused of the crime of murder and sentenced them to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua. Treachery attended the commission of the crime.

Accused-appellants were members of the CAFGU. They took the victim into the latter's house; there, Manuel Gelin shot Cornelio while Manuel poked a knife on Joel.

Prosecution witness Ida Balagbis testified that she was at the victims house when the incident happened. She...