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PEOPLE vs. Alibay, et.al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GAUDENCIO ALIBAY ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-623 | 1948-05-26

D E C I S I O N

PERFECTO, J:

The substance of the testimonies of the witnesses for the prosecution is as follows:

1. Sotera Gayondato, 31, farmer, residing at Lomalantang, Zumarraga, Samar, testified that Lorenzo Odquin was her former husband. Her present husband is Forden Ala. Lorenzo Odquin was killed by Gaudencio Alibay, Loreto Tizon, Jesus Tizon and Santiago Carpina, in Puro, Zumarraga, on June 13, 1944. On June 12, 1944, Odquin and Alibay were gambling with Jesus Tizon. The deceased was brought by the four accused to Puro on June 13, 1944, "from our house. We were taken by them to Burabud and tied up. We, husband and wife." The...