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People of the Philippines Vs. Gerardo Rollan y Rey

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus GERARDO ROLLAN y REY, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 175835 | 2010-07-13

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This case is about the significance of inconsistencies in the testimonies of two eyewitnesses respecting which of several accused held the victim to immobilize him and which of them inflicted the wounds where conspiracy was shown.

The Facts and the Case

In 1995, the Office of the Public Prosecutor filed an information before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 255, Las Piñas City in Criminal Case 95-118[1] against accused-appellant Gerardo Rollan and Renato dela Cruz for the murder of Rolando Yrigan.[2] A year after, the prosecution filed an amended information[3] to include four other accused, namely,...