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People vs. Agustin 240 SCRA 541

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JAIME "JIMMY" AGUSTIN, WILFREDO SONNY QUIA?O, MANUEL "JUN" ABENOJA, JR., and FREDDIE "BOY" CARTEL, accused. JAIME "JIMMY" AGUSTIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 110290 | 1995-01-25

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

In five separate informations filed on 22 May 1987 with the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 3, Baguio City, the accused were charged with murder in Criminal Cases Nos. 4647-R and 4648-R, with frustrated murder in Criminal Case No. 4649-R, and with attempted murder in Criminal Cases Nos. 4650-R and 4651-R. The crimes were allegedly committed on 6 September 1986 in Baguio City and resulted in the deaths of Dr. Napoleon Bayquen and Anna Theresa Francisco and the wounding of Anthony Bayquen, Dominic Bayquen, and Danny Ancheta.

The informations in the murder cases charged that the accused acted in conspiracy and...