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PEOPLE vs. Robinson Timblor

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBINSON TIMBLOR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 118939 | 1998-01-27

D E C I S I O N

FRANCISCO, J:

On automatic review before this Court is the decision of Branch 49 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Palawan, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, as the prosecution has successfully proven the crime it has charged against the accused, the Court hereby finds the said accused, ROBINSON TIMBLOR guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of "MURDER" in the above-entitled case as defined and penalized by Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, in relation to and as amended by Republic Act No. 7659 and accordingly, he is sentenced to the penalty of DEATH by the...