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People vs. Pascual

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINGO PASCUAL AND SERGIO NICOLAS (Appeal Withdrawn), defendants-appellants. DOMINGO PASCUAL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-27569 | 1977-10-28

D E C I S I O N

SANTOS, J:

For the death on December 29, 1964 of Odarlico Sotero, 28 years old, married, jobless, of Mayantoc, Tarlac, Domingo Pascual and Sergio Nicolas, barrio lads, then eighteen and nineteen years old respectively, and farm hands in Bo. Pitombayog, also of Mayantoc, were charged with the crime of murder before Branch I, Court of First Instance of Tarlac, the Hon. Jose T. Lantin presiding. Both accused pleaded not guilty; but after trial, they were convicted and sentenced as follows:

"(T)o suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua with the accessory penalties prescribed by law, to indemnify jointly and severally the...