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PEOPLE. Vs. Pantaleon Berbal, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PANTALEON BERBAL (Deceased), ANACLETO BERBAL AND RESTITUTO JUANITE, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 71527 | 1989-08-10

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Originally, this case was elevated to this Court for automatic review by reason of the death penalty imposed on accused-appellants, Anacleto Berbal and Restituto Juanite, for the crime of Murder, by the Regional Trial Court at Dapa, Surigao del Norte, Branch XXXI, in its Criminal Case No. 538.

Considering that, pursuant to Section 19(1), Article III of the 1987 Constitution, the death sentence has been automatically commuted to reclusion perpetua, the Court required accused-appellants to file a written manifestation stating whether or not they wished to continue with the case as an appealed case.
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