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[2/2] PEOPLE vs Henry Lagarto & Ernesto Cordero

[2/2] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HENRY LAGARTO y PETILLA and ERNESTO CORDERO y MARISTELA @ "Booster," accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 118828 & 119371 | 2000-02-29

The manner in which Barlam testified in court betray not a single hint that anyone had coached or coaxed her to implicate CORDERO. Defense witnesses Gloria Sigua and SPO2 Miranda supposedly witnessed how a companion of Zenaida Alquiza showed Barlam a newspaper with CORDERO's picture in it. Sigua allegedly argued with this woman after hearing her say, "ito ba, isama mo ito sa pagturo."84 [TSN, 28 October 1994, 14.] Yet, SPO2 Miranda, who was standing beside Barlam at the time, heard nothing.85 [TSN, 27 October 1994, 9-10.] What is even more telling is he believed there was nothing wrong with Barlam, save for her hearing impairment, and that...