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PEOPLE vs. Johnny Basadre

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOHNNY BASADRE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-36383 | 1984-04-17

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

In Criminal Case No. CCC-II-15 (BB) of the then Circuit Criminal Court of Baguio, accused Johnny Basadre was found guilty of the crime of murder, qualified by treachery, and with the aggravating circumstance of recidivism and the special aggravating circumstance of quasi-recidivism, was sentenced to suffer the extreme penalty of death, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Alfonso Rayray in the amount of P12,000.00 and to pay the costs. Thus, this case is before Us on automatic appeal.

Prosecution evidence shows that in the afternoon of August 8, 1971, Alfonso Rayray and his brother Domingo, together with...