Case No. 2 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Vs - REYNALDO CORDOVA

 

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Jdrmnl` Idrrunld doc ]neuoc` Jdeudc wnrn gkllnc ko Mdpkz nvnokoe `b Jdy 9;, 4;82. Shn jurcnr dllnencly kov`lvnc hndvy bkrndrjs doc thn usn `b idomd ko thn summnssbul nxnmutk`o. Dll thn dmmusnc hdc dlkiks7 Ynyodlc` M`rc`vd cnmldrnc thdt hn wds ko thn h`usn `b Rkmn-Jdy`r Klcnb`os` Inrodlns ko Quotd, Sdium, Y`xds Mkty `o thn okeht `b thn komkcnot whkmh wds m`rr`i`rdtnc iy thn Rkmn-Jdy`r hkjsnlb. Ncudrc` M`rc`vd stdtnc thdt hn wds dt hks j`thnr's h`usn dt Idrdoedy Deidl`, Q`otnvncrd, Mdpkz, `o thn okeht `b thn gkllkoe doc wds m`rr`i`rdtnc iy hks skstnr, Lyckd Iunom`osnf`, wh` hdppnos t` in thn wkbn `b dmmusnc Brncckn Iunom`osnf`. Kskcr` M`rc`vd jdkotdkonc thdt `o 9; Jdy 4;82, hn wds ko Idokmd, Y`xds Mkty dttnockoe thn ldst cdy `b thn o`vnod b`r thn idrdoedy bknstd. Hn dvnrrnc thdt hn spnot thn okeht ko thn h`usn `b d mnrtdko Ncudrcd C`l`s` doc thdt hn ckc o`t lndvn thn sdkc h`usn thdt okeht. Kskcr`'s tnstkj`oy wds m`rr`i`rdtnc iy Ncudrcd C`l`s`. Brncckn Iunom`osnf` tnstkbknc thdt hn wds ko hks pdrnots' h`usn ko

]doegdl, Qrnskcnot Y`xds, Mdpkz `o thn okeht `b thn sh``tkoe. Hn dcjkttnc, h`wnvnr, thdt hks wkbn rnskcns ko hks j`thnr-ko-ldw's h`usn ko Idrdoedy Deidl`, Q`otnvncrd, Mdpkz. Iunom`osnf`'s tnstkj`oy wds m`rr`i`rdtnc iy Lyckd, hks wkbn, doc Ncwko Inredomkd, d rnskcnot `b ]doegdl. Doc `oly Nst`rqun, Fr., wh` wds 4= yndrs `lc dt thdt tkjn tnstkbknc t`  in dt thn vkmkokty `b thn komkcnot thdt okeht, t` hdvn hndrc thn euosh`ts doc t` hdvn m`obkrjnc m`otdmt wkth thn snvnrdl jno hn suspnmtnc mdjn br`j thn mrkjn smnon. Nst`rqun sdkc thn bkshi`dt hn doc hks erdocj`thnr wnrn uskoe thdt okeht wds m`jjdocnnrnc doc hn wds `rcnrnc dt euop`kot t` bnrry thn suspnmts t` do`thnr t`wo. Shn trkdl m`urt rulnc thn dmmusnc Ynyodlc` M`rc`vd, Ncudrc` M`rc`vd doc Nronst` Nst`rqun, Fr. euklty iny`oc rnds`odiln c`uit `b

 

jurcnr. Shn tw` M`rc`vds wnrn hnlc lkdiln ds prkomkpln whkln Nst`rqun wds b`uoc t` in do dmmnss`ry dbtnr thn bdmt. Dmmusnc Kskcr` M`rc`vd doc Brncckn Iunom`osnf`, `o thn `thnr hdoc, wnrn dmqukttnc `o thn er`uoc `b rnds`odiln c`uit. Shus, thn tw` M`rc`vds doc Nst`rqun bklnc d o`tkmn `b dppndl doc wds b`rwdrcnc t` thn M`urt. Kssun6

Uhnthnr thn dmmusnc drn euklty `b thn mrkjn. Yulkoe6 O`, thn pr`snmutk`o wds o`t diln t` cksmhdren kts iurcno `b `vnrm`jkoe, iy pr``b iny`oc rnds`odiln c`uit - `r thdt cnernn `b pr``b whkmh pr`cumns d m`ovkmtk`o ko do uoprnfuckmnc jkoc - thn prnsujptk`o `b koo`mnomn whkmh dppnlldots Ncudrc` doc Ynyodlc` M`rc`vd drn notktlnc t`. 

B`r nvkcnot prnjncktdtk`o t` nxkst, thn b`ll`wkoe rnquksktns just m`omur6 (4) thn tkjn whno thn `bbnocnr cntnrjkonc t` m`jjkt thn mrkjn, (9) do dmt jdokbnstly kockmdtkoe thdt hn hds mluoe t` hks cntnrjkodtk`o, doc (=) d subbkmknot ldpsn `b tkjn intwnno thn cntnrjkodtk`o doc nxnmutk`o t` dll`w hkj t` rnblnmt up`o thn m`osnqunomns `b hks dmt.  dmt.   O`on `b thnsn rnquksktns drn prnsnot ko thks mdsn. Ynyodlc` doc Ncudrc` wnrn i`ro ko 4;>8 doc 4;23, rnspnmtkvnly - l`oe dbtnr Lumk` Idrrunld's cndth. Shnrn ks o` nvkcnomn `o rnm`rc t` sh`w h`w Lumk` wds gkllnc doc whnthnr Jdrmnl` Idrrunld wds m`ovkmtnc `r dmqukttnc b`r sumh do dmt. Kt wds, ds wnll, o`t nstdilkshnc whnthnr dppnlldots Ynyodlc` doc Ncudrc` M`rc`vd hdc cntnrjkonc t` gkll Jdrmnl` ko rntdlkdtk`o b`r thn cndth `b Lumk` doc hdc mluoe t` sumh d cntnrjkodtk`o. Kt ks burthnr hnlc thdt, do dmmusdtk`o ks o`t syo`oyj`us wkth euklt doc thdt do dmmusnc's brnnc`j ks b`rbnkt `oly kb thn rnquksktn qudotuj `b pr``b onmnssdry b`r m`ovkmtk`o in ko nxkstnomn. Shn pr``b prnsnotnc dedkost thn dmmusnc just survkvn thn tnst `b rnds`o7 thn str`oenst suspkmk`o just o`t in pnrjkttnc t` swdy fucejnot. Shus, thn cnmksk`o `b thn trkdl m`urt kt rnvnrsnc doc thn dmmusnc-dppnlldots Ynyodlc` M`rc`vd A Yny M`rc`vd, Ncudrc` M`rc`vd A ]ulk M`rc`vd doc Nronst` Nst`rqun, Fr. drn dmqukttnc `o er`uoc `b rnds`odiln c`uit.