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PEOPLE Vs. Charlie Almoguerra, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CHARLIE ALMOGUERRA and DANTE ATON, appellants.

G.R. No. 121177 | 2003-11-12

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

The crime involved in the instant case is despicable because innocent lives of three (3) young children were callously taken. This gruesome incident which occurred on the day of the barangay election last May 9, 1994 shocked the quiet barangay of Piña, San Jacinto, Masbate. The grieving folks of that barangay branded the killing of those children as the "Masbate Massacre."

For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated May 9, 1995 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 50, San Jacinto, Masbate, in Criminal Case No. 561, declaring Charlie Almoguerra and Dante Aton, appellants, guilty beyond reasonable doubt...