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People vs. Danilo I. Dacoycoy

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DANILO DACOYCOY y IGAR @ Danny, ANGELES LATOGA y Lagco @ Ely and Angel, and JOHN DOE @ Sonny, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 71662 | 1992-05-08

D E C I S I O N

NARVASA, J.:

Angeles Latoga y Lagco, Danilo Dacoycoy, and an individual identified only as "John Doe @ Sonny" who to date has not been apprehended, were indicted in July, 1982 for the special complex crime of robbery with homicide, their alleged victim being Edilberto Lisondra y Benitez, and the cash and property (a watch) taken from the latter being in the aggregate amount of P600.00. 1

After trial, Latoga and Dacoycoy were found guilty of the felony beyond reasonable doubt by the Regional Trial Court at Quezon City, 2 and were each sentenced to the "penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA, and to indemnify the heirs of...