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People vs. Diego Estrada, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DIEGO ESTRADA, JUANITO ESTRADA and LUIS ESTRADA, defendants, DIEGO ESTRADA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-34036 | 1983-11-29

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

In the Municipal Court of Gubat, Sorsogon, a complaint for Murder was filed against DIEGO ESTRADA, JUANITO ESTRADA and LUIS ESTRADA. After a preliminary examination of the witnesses, the Municipal Court ordered their arrest and fixed bail at P20,000.00 each. They were arrested on August 17, 1967; they did not post bail.

On August 25, 1967, the accused waived their right to a preliminary investigation for which reason the case was elevated to the Court of First Instance of Sorsogon where it was docketed as Criminal Case No. 3865.

On September 15, 1967, an assistant provincial fiscal of Sorsogon filed a...