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PEOPLE vs Sube, Menzon, Ayala, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LASTIDE A. SUBE, ROLANDO M. MENZON, DINO G. AYALA (At Large), BENEDICTO A. ACALA (At Large) and FELIZARDO ONTOG, accused. / LASTIDE A. SUBE, ROLANDO M. MENZON and FELIZARDO ONTOG, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 146034 | 2003-04-09

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Antipolo City, Branch 73, which convicted accused-appellants Lastide A. Sube, Rolando M. Menzon and Felizardo Ontog of the crime of murder and sentenced them to the penalty of reclusion perpetua.[1]

Accused-appellants pleaded not guilty at their arraignment, while their co-accused, Dino G. Ayala and Benedicto A. Acala, remain at large.

On the night of February 14, 1993, Julio Solis and his younger brother, Nicanor, were resting inside their house in Pasong Palanas, Antipolo, Rizal.[2] Their room was illuminated by a double lamp...