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[2/2] PEOPLE Vs. Veriato Molina, et al.

[2/2] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VERIATO MOLINA, RUBEN MOLINA, GREGORIO GAJAS, CASIMIRO (a.k.a. "QUINTIN") CASTILLO, JESUS ARIOLA, "JOHN DOE," "RICHARD DOE," MICHAEL DOE" AND "MARK DOE," accused, VERIATO MOLINA and RUBEN MOLINA, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 115835-36 | 1998-07-22

The Court's Ruling

The appeal is partly meritorious. Appellants are guilty of murder aggravated by illegal possession/carrying of firearms, for the killing of Mayor Uy only but not of the other alleged victims.

Preliminary Issue: Alleged Lack of Due Process

Appellants, in their Supplemental Brief, bewail the alleged bias of the trial judge against them. Quite antithetically, appellants, while seeking nullification of the assailed Decision, do not pray for a new trial. They believe that the records are sufficient for this Court "to render a valid verdict of acquittal."

However, appellants fail to substantiate their allegations of bias...