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People vs. Rey Sunga, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. REY SUNGA, RAMIL LANSANG, INOCENCIO PASCUA, LITO OCTAC and LOCIL CUI @ GINALYN CUYOS, accused, / REY SUNGA, RAMIL LANSANG and INOCENCIO PASCUA, appellants.

G.R. No. 126029 | 2003-03-27

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

The sole, uncorroborated testimony of an accused who turned state witness may suffice to convict his co-accused if it is given unhesitatingly and in a straightforward manner and is full of details which by their nature could not have been the result of deliberate afterthought;[1] otherwise, it needs corroboration the presence or lack of which may ultimately decide the cause of the prosecution and the fate of the accused.

On July 12, 1994, the mutilated body of Jocelyn Tan (Jocelyn), a minor and a high school student of Palawan Integrated National School, (PINS), was found at a coffee plantation in Jacana,...