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People vs. Hernando Dio 130 SCRA 151

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HERNANDO DIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-36461 | 1984-06-29

D E C I S I O N 
 
ABAD SANTOS, J.: 
 
Automatic review of a decision of the defunct Circuit Criminal Court, 7th Judicial District, which imposed the death penalty. 
 
An information for robbery with homicide was filed on October 1, 1971, against Danilo Tobias and a John Doe. The order to arrest Tobias was returned unserved and he is still on the "Wanted Persons Files." 
 
On December 7, 1971, the information was amended to name Hernando Dio as the John Doe, the appellant herein. As amended, the information reads: 
 
"That on or about the 24th day of July 1971, in Pasay City,...