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People vs. Matias, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANGELITO MATIAS, ET AL., defendants, ANGELITO MATIAS and AGUSTIN DESCALSO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-35384 | 1972-11-28

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J:

This case is before the Court for automatic review of a decision of the Court of First Instance of Davao del Norte convicting defendants Angelito Matias and Agustin Descalso of the crime of murder and sentencing them to the extreme penalty, with the corresponding accessory penalties, to indemnify the heirs of Hilario Luzano in the sum of P12,000, and to pay the costs.

It is alleged in the information herein that said defendants and one Manuel Armobit, who has not been apprehended, as yet, have committed the crime of murder, in

"That on or about October 14, 1971, in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas,...