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PEOPLE vs. Rodrigo L. Fontanilla

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODRIGO FONTANILLA Y LEGASPI, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-26382 | 1969-10-31

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

Appeal by defendant Rodrigo Fontanilla, from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental, convicting him of the crime of robbery with homicide and sentencing him to life imprisonment, as well as to indemnify the heirs of Basilio Lopez in the sum of P6,051.00 and to pay the costs. 

On July 9, 1965, the lifeless body of Basilio Lopez was found, in an advanced state of decomposition, floating on the Ma-ao river, near Hacienda Consolacion, in the barrio of Ma-ao, Municipality of Bago, Negros Occidental. After making inquiries, Sgt. Claudio Latido, of the local police force,...