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PEOPLE Vs. Conrado De La Cruz, Et Al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CONRADO DE LA CRUZ, CRISOSTOMO GALAW-EY y CARPIO, and CRESENCIA GALAW-EY, accused-appellants. EDUARDO CASTILLO y FERNANDEZ, TITO SEQUIN y SORIANO, ZOSIMO POGUIZ y DALIGDIG, FIDEL BRAVO y TORIO, at large, accused. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Arthur E. Galace for spouses Galaw-ey. Angel C. Baniqued for accused-appellant De la Cruz.

G.R. Nos. 90907-12 | 1991-08-07

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

This is an automatic review of the Decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio and Benguet, First Judicial Region, Branch 8, La Trinidad Benguet, rendered in six criminal cases Nos. 84-CR 0105 to 84-CR-0110, inclusive, imposing the penalties of four reclusion perpetuas for four murders, and two prision mayors to reclusion temporals for two frustrated murders upon the appellants Conrado de la Cruz and the spouses Crisostomo Galaw-ey y Carpio and Cresencia Galaw-ey.

The facts are not in dispute.

On August 10, 1984, at around 8:00 o'clock p.m., six (6) persons inside the Western Valley Restaurant, Km....