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People of the Philippines vs. Eduardo Dollendo, et al., Nestor Medice, appellant

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs.EDUARDO DOLLENDO AND NESTOR MEDICE, Accused, NESTOR MEDICE, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181701 | 2012-01-18

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:



Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision1 dated 28 November 2006 of the Court of Appeals, finding appellant Nestor Medice guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder.



The Facts



On 18 May 2001, appellant and Eduardo Dollendo (Dollendo) were accused of the crime of MURDER in Criminal Case No. C-2971 before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 19, Catarman, Northern Samar. 2



On arraignment, only appellant entered a plea of not guilty.3 His co-accused Dollendo, although earlier arrested, escaped from the Provincial Jail at Dancalan, Bobon, Northern Samar.4 As Dollendo remained at-large prior...