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PEOPLE vs. Jesus Gonzales

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS GONZALES alias MANONG BASSIT, and ROGELIO GONZALES alias OKEL, defendants, ROGELIO GONZALES, alias OKEL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-40727 | 1980-09-11

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

REVIEW of the death sentence imposed by the Court of First Instance of Abra upon the accused Rogelio Gonzales alias "Okel" for the murder of Ana Bermudez Azurin and the frustrated murder of Victorino Azurin, James Azurin, and Nancy Azurin. The dispositive portion of the decision reads, as follows:

"WHEREFORE, finding the accused Jesus Gonzales and Rogelio Gonzales guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense as charged in the information as principals, both accused are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of DEATH pursuant to Article 48 of the Revised Penal Code and to jointly and severally indemnify...