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Ernesto D. Co vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

ERNESTO CO Y STO. DOMINGO, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-52200 | 1980-08-21

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

This petition was given limited due course with the sole issue of whether or not petitioner is entitled to the mitigating circumstance of minority.

Charged with the crime of homicide before the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch IX for the death of Oscar Ralar y Cristobal in the evening of February 2, 1968 at the corner of Craig and Laong Laan Streets, Sampaloc, Manila, petitioner was found guilty of the accusation, without any mitigating circumstance in his favor. He was sentenced to fourteen (14) years, eight (8) months and one (1) day to seventeen (17) years and four (4) months of reclusion...