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PEOPLE Vs. Virgilio M. Osias

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VIRGILIO OSIAS y MALLARI, and FERNANDO SANCHEZ y DE LA CRUZ, accused. VIRGILIO OSIAS y MALLARI, appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Renato Ma. Callanta for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 88872 | 1991-07-25

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

In this appeal interposed by Virgilio Osias y Mallari who was convicted in Criminal Case No. 22478, entitled, "People vs. Virgilio Osias y Mallari, et al.", of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 124, Kalookan City, he submits that the trial court committed a reversible error in finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide. He claims that the trial court failed to consider the attendant circumstances, to wit:

I. Ricardo Durana's testimony is weak and full of inconsistencies thereby making his testimony not credible.

II. Ricardo Durana is a paid witness, as such his...