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People of the Phil. Vs. Emelio Tolentino Y Estrella, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VERSUS EMELIO TOLENTINO Y ESTRELLA AND JESUS TRINIDAD Y MARAVILLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 176385 | 2008-02-26

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00880 which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Labo, Camarines Norte, Branch 64, finding appellants Emelio E. Tolentino and Jesus M. Trinidad, guilty of the crime of Murder and two counts of Frustrated Murder.

On 13 February 1998, three separate informations of Murder and two counts of Frustrated Murder were filed before the RTC against appellants, together with accused Jimmy Trinidad and Arnel Trinidad. The murder case was docketed as Criminal Case No. 98-0258 while the two frustrated murder cases...