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PEOPLE vs Rolando Cardel, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO CARDEL Y DIZON, and ARNOLD CALUMPANG Y VALERIO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 105582 | 2000-07-19

D E C I S I O N
DE LEON, JR., J.:
Before Us on appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Branch 172 in Criminal Case No. 457-V-91, convicting herein appellants, Rolando Cardel y Dizon and Arnold Calumpang y Valerio, of the crime of murder.
On August 12, 1991 at around 8:00 o'clock in the evening, Noel Rioflorido, Jr. was stabbed to death in Bagong Nayon, Valenzuela, Metro Manila. Noel was on his way home to Paso de Blas, Valenzuela, Metro Manila after having visited his friends in Bagong Nayon when the incident happened. Upon investigation of the case by the police, two (2) eyewitnesses pinpointed...