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PEOPLE vs Jerito Amazan, Jaime Amazan, & Danilo Villegas

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JERITO AMAZAN, JAIME AMAZAN, and DANILO VILLEGAS, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 136251, 138606 & 138607 | 2001-01-16

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated July 8, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 44, Masbate, finding accused-appellants Jerito Amazan, Jaime Amazan, and Danilo Villegas guilty of murder, and each of the latter two of attempted homicide and sentencing them accordingly.

The informations against accused-appellants alleged:

Crim. Case No. 8494:

The undersigned 2nd Asst. Provincial Prosecutor accuses JERITO AMAZAN, JAIME AMAZAN AND DANILO VILLEGAS of San Vicente, Dimasalang, Masbate of the crime of Murder, committed as follows:

That on or about April 27, 1997, in the evening thereof, at...