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PEOPLE vs Edito R. Petenia, etal.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDITO PETENIA y RODA, CARLO CASTA?EDA y SANTIAGO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-51256 G.R. No. L-51256 | 1986-08-12

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J:

This is an automatic review of the decision of the then Circuit Criminal Court in Pasig, Rizal, finding Edito Petenia and Carlo Castañeda guilty of the crime of Robbery with Homicide and sentencing both to suffer the penalty of DEATH; to pay jointly and severally the heirs of the deceased, BONIFACIA GUANLAO, in the sum of P100,000; to pay P12,000 in moral damages, and another P12,000 in exemplary damages, and to pay proportional costs.

The Information alleges:

"That on or about the 1st day of May, 1978, in Quezon City, Philippines, the above-named accused, conspiring together, with intent of gain and...