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VIRGILIO BUG-ATAN, BERME LABANDERO GREGORIO MANATAD PETITIONERS, VS. THE PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

VIRGILIO BUG-ATAN, BERME LABANDERO GREGORIO MANATAD PETITIONERS, VS. THE PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 175195 | 2010-09-15

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
The testimony of a co-conspirator is not sufficient for the conviction of the accused unless such testimony is supported by other evidence.  As an exception, however, the testimony of a co-conspirator, even if uncorroborated, will be considered sufficient if given in a straightforward manner and contains details which could not have been the result of deliberate afterthought.[1]

This petition for review on certiorari[2] assails the Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated May 25, 2006 which upheld the Judgment[4] dated September 20, 1994 of the...