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PEOPLE Vs. Eduardo Cavite, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO CAVITE, AUGUSTO SAN JUAN, ERNESTO VILLAR, JULIAN TANTEO, LUNA ECHANEZ [PEDRO SAN JOSE, ** EDUARDO PRIVALDOS, ** NESTOR RULL, ***JOSE SAN JOSE, ***and BENITO SAN JOSE ***, accused-appellants. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Jaime C. Del Rosario for accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-86784 | 1991-11-08

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

At about 6 o'clock in the morning of February 13, 1986 a report was received al the INP Headquarters at Pili, Camarines Sur, of a killing at Bagong Sirang, Pili, Camarines Sur. 1 An investigating team was forthwith dispatched to the reported crime site, composed of 1) P/Sgt. Bayani Ombao; 2) P/Cpl. Rey Torres; 3) P/Cpl. Rogelio Temporal; 4) P/Cpl. Rogelio de la Cruz; and 5) Pat. Efren Badong. 2

At Bagong Sirang the team came upon the lifeless body of Pedro Nacional, Jr. lying in front of his house, his hands bound, wounded in several parts of the body. 3 The team found at the scene, and took possession of,...