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Poeple of the Philippines Vs. Benjamin Peteluna and Abundio Binondo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENJAMIN PETELUNA AND ABUNDIO BINONDO, Accused-Appellants.

G.R. No. 187048 | 2013-01-23




SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

We review the 11 July 2007 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed with modification the trial court's conviction of appellants Benjamin Peteluna (Benjamin) and Abundio Binondo (Abundio) for the murder of an elderly man named Pablo Estomo (Pablo).2


The Facts

On 11 June 1996, appellants were charged with the murder of Pablo before the Regional Trial Court of Cebu.3 On arraignment, appellants pleaded not guilty.4 Trial proceeded with the prosecution and the defense presenting their respective witnesses. The prosecution presented sixteen-year old Romeo Pialago (Romeo),5 who was with Pablo at the...