Read the full judgment text of CACC 000255/1984 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. On May 1st, 1984 the three applicants and two others were required to plead to an indictment charging them with robbery. All pleaded not guilty save Danilo Reyes who pleaded guilty. The trial of the four who had pleaded not guilty then commenced before Barnes, J. and a jury. On May 3rd and in the course of the voire dire Ines and Roxas indicated a wish to change their plea. On May 9th, in the absence of the jury, Mario Ines and Francisco Roxas formally changed their pleas to guilty and it is