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Martelino vs. Alejandro

EDUARDO L. MARTELINO, CIRILO OROPESA, TEODORO FACELO, RUPERTO AMISOTO, ALBERTO SOTECO, SOLFERINO TITONG, ET AL., petitioners, vs. JOSE ALEJANDRO, RUBEN S. MONTOYA, SIXTO R. ALHAMBRA, AVELINO C. MENEZ, EFRAIN S. MACLANG, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. L-30894 | 1970-03-25

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
CASTRO, J.:
 
This case presents another aspect of the court-martial proceedings against the petitioner, Major Eduardo Martelino, alias Abdul Latif Martelino, of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the officers and men under him, for violation of the 94th and 97th Articles of War, as a result of the alleged shooting on March 18, 1968 of some Muslim recruits then undergoing commando training on the island of Corregidor. Once before the question was raised before this Court whether the general court-martial, convened on April 6, 1968 to try the case...