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PEOPLE vs Magdalena Magno

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MAGDALENA MAGNO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 119309 | 1996-08-01

MELO, J.:


Before us on automatic review is the decision of Branch 43 of the Regional Trial Court of the 5th Judicial Region stationed in Virac, Catanduanes, in its Criminal Case No. 2052, finding accused-appellant Magdalena Magno guilty of the crime of murder and imposing on her the extreme penalty of death.

In an Information filed on February 24, 1994, by the Second Assistant Provincial Fiscal of Virac, Catanduanes, Magdalena Magno was charged with murder, allegedly attended by of treachery and evident premeditation.

After trial, following a plea of not guilty, the trial court, disbelieving and rejecting the defense of the accused,...