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G.R. No. L-60087 Jul 7, 1986

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
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JUAN NABALUNA Y LLAMOS and EDGARDO EMPUERTO Y JUAREZ,

The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee.

Avelino M. Sebastian, Jr., for appellant Nabaluna.
Jose Concepcion for appellant Empuerto.

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THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN RULING THAT, AS A MATTER OF LAW, THE GUILT OF
APPELLANT EMPUERTO WAS PROVEN BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT.
THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO RULE THAT THE TWO (2) EXTRA-JUDICIAL WRITTEN
STATEMENTS OF APPELLANT EMPUERTO AND THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL STATEMENTS GIVEN BY
APPELLANT NABALUNA ARE ALL INADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE AGAINST APPELLANT EMPUERTO.
THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN GIVING FULL CREDENCE TO THE TESTIMONY OF PROSECUTION
WITNESS MARTIN LINIHAN.
THERE BEING NO EVIDENCE TENDING TO SHOW HOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED, THE
LOWER COURT ERRED, AS A MATTER OF LAW, IN RULING THAT THE COMMISSION OF THE
CRIME WAS ATTENDED WITH THE AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES OF TREACHERY, ABUSE OF
SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND DISREGARD OF OLD AGE.
ASSUMING ARGUENDO THAT THE PROSECUTION EVIDENCE CONSTITUTES PROOF BEYOND
REASONABLE DOUBT, THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO RULE THAT APPELLANT
EMPUERTO IS LIABLE ONLY FOR THE SIMPLE CRIME OF ROBBERY.
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THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN ADMITTING AGAINST THE ACCUSED-APPELLANT THE EXTRAJUDICIAL STATEMENTS MADE BY HIM.
THE GUILT OF THE ACCUSED-APPELLANT WAS NOT PROVEN BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT.
THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN FINDING THAT CONSPIRACY WAS PRESENT IN THE CASE AT
BAR.
THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN APPRECIATING AGAINST THE ACCUSED-APPELLANT THE
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES OF TREACHERY, ABUSE OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND
DISREGARD OF OLD AGE.
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AFFIRMED
EDGARDO EMPUERTO
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P200.00

SO ORDERED.
Abad Santos, Feria, Yap, Fernan, Narvasa, Melencio-Herrera, Gutierre , Jr. and Paras, JJ., concur.
Teehankee, C.J., and Cru , J., concur in the result.
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