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People of the Philippines Vs. Pedro Basada y Del Monte, Ricardo Basada y Quimada, Crisanto Basada y Quimada and Reynaldo Basada y Quimada

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus PEDRO BASADA y DEL MONTE, RICARDO BASADA y QUIMADA, CRISANTO BASADA y QUIMADA, and REYNALDO BASADA y QUIMADA, Appeellants.

G.R. No. 185840 | 2010-06-29

DECISION

ABAD, J.:

This case is about the failed attempt of prosecution witnesses to implicate the other members of the assailant's family in the crime of homicide.

The Facts and the Case

The Assistant Provincial Prosecutor of Marikina charged the accused Pedro, Ricardo alias Carding, Reynaldo alias Rene, Crisanto alias Totoy, and Buyo, all surnamed Basada, and Elmer Apelado before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Mateo, Rizal, in Criminal Case 2929 with the crime of murder.

Upon arraignment, all of the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, except Reynaldo and Buyo, who were then both at large. The prosecution presented Eutiquio...