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PEOPLE vs. Cesar Obeda

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CESAR OBEDA, GUMERSINDO JURIAL, ARCADIO SAGUINZA, SESINANDO SABARES and MELITON SALAS, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-40150 | 1980-12-19

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

Automatic review of the death sentence 1 imposed by the Court of First Instance of Cebu (Branch X, Davao City) on Cesar Obeda, who was charged with the crime of direct assault with murder. Charged with him were Gumersindo Jurial, Agaton Jurial, Arcadio (also known as Leocadio) Saguinza, Sesinando Sabares and Meliton Salas who, except Meliton Salas who was acquitted, were convicted only of direct assault and did not appeal the judgment 2 which imposed upon them lighter penalties.

Appellant Cesar Obeda, made no statement of facts in his brief. For the facts as established by the prosecution's evidence, which...