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PEOPLE vs. Opero Y Cosipag, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DIEGO OPERO Y COSIPAG, et al., accused, DIEGO OPERO Y COSIPAG, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-48796 | 1981-06-11

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

Automatic review of the death sentence imposed on Diego Opero for robbery with homicide with which he was charged in the Circuit Criminal Court of Manila, together with Reynaldo Lacsinto and Milagros Villegas, who, however, did not appeal their conviction with much lesser penalty, the last-named, as a mere accessory after the fact. Another accused, Asteria Avila was acquitted.

In his brief, appellant raised only the question of the propriety of the imposition of the death penalty on him with the following assignments of error:

"1. THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN NOT CONSIDERING ARTICLE 4, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE...