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People vs. Deunida

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS DEUNIDA Y ENRIQUEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 105199-200 | 1994-03-28

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, J.:

Following his arrest six months after the fatal shooting of Felipe Ramos, Jr. in the evening of 31 December 1990, accused Jesus Deunida was charged before the Regional Trial Court of Manila with murder and illegal possession of firearms under P.D. No. 1866 in two separate informations, dated 26 June 1991, which were docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 91-95987 and 91-95988, respectively, 1 and consolidated with and raffled to Branch 49 of the said court.

However, after a reinvestigation which the court ordered upon motion 2 of the accused and for lack of the requisite prior preliminary investigation, the prosecution, in...