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P/C INSP. LAWRENCE B. CAJIPE Et Al vs People

P/C INSP. LAWRENCE B. CAJIPE, P/C INSP. JOEL L. MENDOZA, P/C INSP. GERARDO B. BALATUCAN, PO3 JOLITO P. MAMANAO, JR., PO3 FERNANDO REY S. GAPUZ, PO2 EDUARDO G. BLANCO, PO2 EDWIN SANTOS AND PO1 JOSIL REY I. LUCENA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT,

G.R. No. 203605 | 2014-04-23

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
ABAD, J.:

As narrated by the Court of Appeals (CA), on July 28, 2009 Lilian I. De Vera (Lilian) filed a complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) charging with multiple murder the following Philippine National Police (PNP) officers connected with the the PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG): petitioners P/C Insp. Lawrence B. Cajipe, P/C Insp. Joel L. Mendoza, P/C Insp. Gerardo B. Balatucan, PO3 Jolito P. Mamanao, Jr., PO3 Fernando Rey S. Gapuz, PO2 Eduardo G. Blanco, PO2 Edwin Santos, and PO1 Josil Rey I. Lucena (collectively, petitioner HPG officers). The other LIPG members were P/C Supt. Perfecto...