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PEOPLE vs John Dee Y Ofido And Alex Salanga Y Valdez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOHN DEE y OFIDO and ALEX SALANGA y VALDEZ, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 115251-52 | 2000-10-05

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 41 in Criminal Cases Nos. D-11026 for frustrated murder and D-11027 for murder, finding appellants guilty of murder and frustrated murder. Appellants profess their innocence and seek an acquittal on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The facts of this case are as follows:

From March 5 to 8, the municipality of Mangaldan, Pangasinan celebrates the feast of its patron saint, St. Thomas Aquinas. In 1992, a fair was held in Mangaldan I Central School, featuring a mini-carnival,...