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PEOPLE Vs. Dennis De Guzman

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DENNIS DE GUZMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 125180-81 | 1998-04-22

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

The Court is once again confronted with the dilemma of having to choose between the testimony of a mother and her teen-age son and that of the man they claim is responsible for the violent demise of their family's breadwinner and first-born son.

For the death of Ernesto Trilles and his son Edwin, accused-appellant Dennis de Guzman and two others who remain at large 1 were charged with two counts of murder 2 before the Regional Trial Court of Legazpi City on June 14, 1994, to wit:

"That on or about the 13th day of April, 1994, in the City of Legazpi, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...