Case Digest (G.R. No. L-10852)
Facts:
The People of the Philippines v. Romeo Quiosay, G.R. No. L-10852, May 28, 1958, the Supreme Court En Banc, Paras, C.J., writing for the Court. The prosecution below was The People of the Philippines and the appellant was Romeo Quiosay; his brother Mauricio Quiosay was jointly charged but pleaded guilty at arraignment and was sentenced. The case arose from an incident in Davao in which the victim—named in the record both as Bartolome Banban and Bartolome Gamban—was pursued and fatally attacked with a sharp weapon called a "pungkulay."The brothers were indicted for murder in the Court of First Instance of Davao. Upon arraignment Mauricio pleaded guilty and received sentence; Romeo pleaded not guilty, was tried by the trial court, and was convicted of murder. The conviction rested largely on testimony of prosecution witness Aladino Gamban, a brother of the deceased, who testified that while Mauricio chased the victim, Romeo blocked the victim’s way and struck his arms with a bolo. Aladino also testified that after Romeo’s thrust he immediately ran away, and it was Mauricio who later cut off the victim’s head.
The trial court concluded there had been a conspiracy between the brothers to kill the victim and convicted Romeo accordingly. Romeo appealed to the Supreme Court seeking reversal of his conviction. The Supreme Cour...(Pro-only)
Issues:
- Was there sufficient evidence to establish a conspiracy between Romeo Quiosay and his brother Mauricio to convict Romeo of murder?
- If Romeo was not guilty of murder by conspiracy, what liability attaches to him and is he entitled to immediate release given his p...(Pro-only)
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