Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Participation in killing the victim.


"Xxx.

Finally, the Court brushes aside Maritess' disclaimer of participation in killing the victim. It was she who bound the hands and gagged the victim. When Estacio, in Maritess' company, brought the victim to the scene of the crime and thereafter returned to the car, her and Estacio's hands were bloodied.

Parenthetically, prosecution witness Arlene Francisco, Maritess' friend who visited her in prison, testified that Maritess admitted having killed Chua.37 And the prosecution presented letters from Maritess to Estacio, written from prison, where she admitted the deed.38

Xxx."

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. PABLO L. ESTACIO, JR. and MARITESS ANG, Appellants. G.R. NO. 171655, July 22, 2009.

Source :

https://www.chanrobles.com/scdecisions/jurisprudence2009/jul2009/gr_171655_2009.php

No comments:

Post a Comment