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People vs. Mahinay, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICENTE MAHINAY and ISIDRO MAHINAY, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-31654 | 1977-11-22

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The said fate that befell Ptolomeo Talisic, for whose death Vicente Mahinay and Isidro Mahinay, 1 father and son, were prosecuted and thereafter convicted of murder, apparently was motivated by the firm determination of the father that the prospective marriage between his daughter, Fortunata, and the deceased should not take place as the parents of the deceased "were engaged in the practice of witchcraft and sorcery." 2 From the judgment of reclusion perpetua with all the accessory penalties as well as the indemnification to the heirs of the deceased in the amount of P12,000.00, they appealed to this Court....