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PEOPLE vs. Olimpio Rizal

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. OLIMPIO RIZAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-43487-89 | 1981-02-26

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

The accused, Olimpio Rizal, stands convicted of murder in Criminal Case No. IV-374, and two frustrated murders in Criminal Cases Nos. IV-376 and IV-377, which were tried jointly by the Court of First Instance of Lanao del Norte. The dispositive portion of the decision in these three cases which the court referred to as "the first major incident which triggered the troubles of the province of Lanao del Norte and caused the mass evacuation of the residents of Kapatagan Valley," reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, this Court finds the accused Olimpio Rizal GUILTY as principal and beyond reasonable doubt in Criminal...