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PEOPLE vs Montgomery Vidad y Ortega

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MONTGOMERY VIDAD y ORTEGA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124032 | 1999-07-20

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

Before us is an appeal from a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Zamboanga City, Branch 16, finding accused-appellant Montgomery Vidad y Ortega alias Ongie guilty beyond reasonable doubt of crime of murder. Ironically, the principal witness instead of herein accused-appellant, exhibits the sole motive for the commission of the crime.

Nomer Mandi alias Pering was stabbed and killed in the evening of September 28, 1995. Postmortem examination conducted by Dr. Rodolfo M. Valmoria, Chief of Medico-Legal Officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP)Crime Laboratory Service Regional Unit 9,...