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PEOPLE vs. Escalante, Policronio E., et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. POLICRONIO ESCALANTE Y ESPERA, alias Bakyot, LOPE DAIGAN y CUYSANG, alias Lope, DOMINGO BORNEO y URDANETA, alias Doming, MELCHOR PRADO y SIMINO, CONSTANCIO GONZAGA, alias Bata, JUNIOR PAREDES, ROGELIO BACUS, alias Roger, alias Ely, BOY MONTEMAYOR, alias BOY, alias Molo, BOY CABEJE, alias Simo, PEDRITO TAN, JR., alias Pedring, alias Rudy, alias Carling, alias Carlito, JOHN DOES and PETER DOES, Accused. MELCHOR PRADO and DOMINGO BORNEO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-37147 | 1984-08-22

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This is an appeal on the decision in Criminal Case No. B-220 of the defunct Court of First Instance of Leyte which imposed the death penalty on MELCHOR PRADO and an indeterminate prison term on DOMINGO BORNEO.

An information for robbery in band with homicide and multiple physical injuries was filed against POLICRONIO ESCALANTE y ESPERA, alias Bakyot, LOPE DAIGAN y CUYSANG, alias Lope, DOMINGO BORNEO y URDANETA alias Doming, MELCHOR PRADO y SIMINO, CONSTANCIO GONZAGA, alias Bata, JUNIOR PAREDES, ROGELIO BACUS alias Roger, alias Ely, BOY MONTEMAYOR alias Boy, alias Molo, BOY CABEJE alias Boy, alias Simo,...