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PEOPLE vs Gerardo Cogonon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GERARDO "Nonoy" COGONON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 94548 | 1996-10-04

PANGANIBAN, J.:


In affirming appellant's conviction for murder, frustrated murder and in addition, finding him guilty of attempted murder, this Court reiterates some familiar doctrines in demolishing the defenses of alibi and denial and in upholding the trial court's assessment of issues of facts, particularly those relating to the credibility of witnesses. We also rule that the death penalty cannot be imposed via this Decision even if RA 7659 came into effect while this appeal was pending, inasmuch as said penalty was still constitutionally proscribed when the appealed decision was promulgated by the trial court.

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