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People vs. Golidan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. EDUARDO GOLIDAN Y COTO-ONG, FRANCIS NACIONALES Y FERNANDEZ, AND TEDDY OGSILA Y TAHIL, ACCUSED, EDUARDO GOLIDAN Y COTO-ONG AND FRANCIS NACIONALES Y FERNANDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 205307 | 2018-01-11

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal of the April 25, 2012 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02430, which affirmed with modification the August 18, 1999 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Baguio City, in Criminal Case Nos. 13971-R, 13972-R and 13973-R finding accused-appellants Eduardo Golidan (Golidan) and Francis Nacionales (Nacionales), and their co-accused Teddy Ogsila (Ogsila) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of rape with homicide, murder, and frustrated murder.
 
Records show that on September 5, 1995 Assistant City Prosecutor...