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Marcial Sienes, et al. vs. People of the Philippines.

MARCIAL SIENES, BENITO SIENES, RICO SIENES and ROGER BANAYBANAY, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 132925 | 2006-12-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
GARCIA, J.: 
 
On October 15, 1981, in the then Court of First Instance (now Regional Trial Court [RTC]) of Negros Oriental, herein petitioner Marcial Sienes, along with his three (3) sons and co-petitioners, Benito Sienes (@ Baby Sienes), Roger Banaybanay (@ Boboy Sienes) and Rico Sienes were charged with the crime of Murder for the death of one Felipe de la Cruz, Sr., allegedly committed, per the indicting Information,[1] as follows: 
 
That on or about the 15th day of May, 1981, at Barangay Kabulacan, Municipality of Sta. Catalina, Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines,...