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PEOPLE vs. Mariano Oandasan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARIANO OANDASAN (Bulala Sur, Aparri, Cagayan), defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-29532 | 1968-09-28

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

Defendant's brief on appeal underscores one claimed error: the penalty imposed is incorrect. 1 

The criminal complaint was for homicide. The charge was lodged with the Municipal Court of Flora, Mountain Province. At the preliminary investigation in that court, the accused was arraigned, pleaded "not guilty" to the charge. 

The case was thereafter elevated to the Court of First Instance of Cagayan for trial on the merits. There, a formal indictment for homicide was filed by the prosecuting attorney. Upon arraignment, the accused - this time - pleaded guilty. Before sentence, he presented...