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People vs. Kipte, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO KIPTE, ET AL., defendants. ERNESTO KIPTE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-26662 | 1971-10-29

D E C I S I O N


ZALDIVAR, J:

In an information filed with the Court of First Instance of Masbate on May 19, 1965, Ernesto Kipte, Juanito Bailon and two unidentified persons, known only as John Doe and Richard Doe, were charged with the crime of murder, for having killed one Nemesio Gundayao. Upon arraignment, Ernesto Kipte and Juanito Bailon, assisted by counsel, entered a plea of not guilty of the crime charged in the information. The other two accused, however, until the time of the promulgation of the decision in the court below, remained at large.

During the trial in the lower court, the prosecution presented as witnesses, Beotico...