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People vs Proculo Mejeca, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PROCULO MEJECA y MONTALLANA, BALDOMERO QUINTINA, ROMEO SOLARTE, DIOSECORO NARCISO, ADELINA NARCISO, NICOLAS PICACHE, JR., JULIE HILARIO, ARNOLD NARCISO and DANTE ARAS, accused. / ARNOLD NARCISO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 146425 | 2002-11-21

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Lita Berlanas, the vault custodian of the Marikina City Branch of the JTC Pawnshop owned by Victoria T. Tuparan, was fatally shot as she tried to flee to safety when several armed men barged into the shop and carted away assorted jewelry worth more or less P3,000,000.00.

Initially charged for the felony were Proculo Mejeca y Montallana, Baldomero Quintina and Romeo Solarte. The corresponding information for Robbery with Homicide was filed on August 15, 1996.[1]

Subsequently, additional suspects were identified. Thus, indicted for the crime in an Amended Information for Robbery in Band with Homicide[2] were:...