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PEOPLE vs. Domingo Castuera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINGO CASTUERA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-62607 | 1982-12-15

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

This appeal has been certified to Us by the Court of Appeals for resolution of the question of law raised therein. Appellant Domingo Castuera, who pleaded guilty to the crime of homicide, seeks modification of the penalty imposed on him by the Court of First Instance of Albay.

The information to which appellant pleaded guilty is quoted as follows:

"That at or about 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon of May 9, 1980, at Barangay Malobago, Municipality of Manito, Province of Albay, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with deliberate intent and with intent to...