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People vs. Garcia

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO GARCIA Y CABARSE alias "TONY MANOK" and REYNALDO ARVISO Y REBELLEZA alias "RENE BISUGO", defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-30449 | 1979-10-31

D E C I S I O N

ABAD SANTOS, J:

This is an appeal from the decision of April 17, 1969 by the Circuit Criminal Court at Pasig, Rizal, which found the accused guilty of murder and sentenced them to the death penalty.

The legal verdict hinges on the testimony of the lone eyewitness for the prosecution, Mrs. Corazon Dioquino Paterno, sister of the deceased, Apolonio Dioquino, Jr. She testified that at the time of the incident, she resided at Ventanilla Street, Pasay City. She lived at Pasay City for about five months before moving to another dwelling at Timog Avenue, Quezon City. While residing at Pasay City, she conceived a child and...