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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. geronimo, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE GERONIMO and ROMEO GERONIMO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-35700 | 1973-10-15

D E C I S I O N

ESGUERRA, J:
This appeal was originally taken by the defendants-appellants to the Court of Appeals, but as the penalty imposed by the trial court 1 is reclusion perpetua, the Court of Appeals by its resolution 2 of June 20, 1972, elevated the case to this Court for decision.
The amended information for Murder filed against the three (3) accused, Enrico Geronimo, Romeo Geronimo and Jose Geronimo, included two other persons, namely, Isidro Geronimo and Eleodoro Carlos, but these two accused have not been apprehended. Enrico Geronimo Pleaded guilty to the charge but Romeo Geronimo and Jose Geronimo went to trial upon their...