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People of the Philippines Vs. Leo Barriga, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LEO BARRIGA (at large), REYNALDO BARRIGA alias “Baho-baho,” PETER DOE, PAUL DOE and RICHARD DOE,Appeellants.

G.R. No. 178545 [Formerly G.R. No. 135972] | 2008-09-29

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

The prosecution charged appellant Reynaldo Barriga and four others with murder for the killing of Eduardo Villabrille (Eduardo).[1] Only appellant was arrested and tried before the trial court[2] after pleading not guilty upon arraignment.[3]

The prosecution, on the other hand, presented Helen Casuya (Helen), Rogelio Sucuaji (Rogelio), Felixberta Villabrille (Felixberta) and Crisanta Magallano (Crisanta) as witnesses. Rogelio, Crisanta and Felixberta testified on the facts prior to and after the killing of Eduardo, which showed that appellant actively participated in planning the murder and in addition, they...