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People Vs. Roberto Gonzales Y Mendoza Alias "Bobbit"

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO GONZALES y MENDOZA alias “BOBBIT”, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130507 | 1999-07-28

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated April 8, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Danao City, Branch 25 in Criminal Case No. DNO-1385 finding accused-appellant Roberto Gonzales y Mendoza alias "Bobbit" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death.

On January 17, 1995, accused Roberto Gonzales y Mendoza alias "Bobbit" was charged with the crime of Multiple Murder in an Information which reads, to wit:

"That on November 20, 1994 at about 10:00 o'clock in the evening, more or less, at sitio Mahawak, Barangay Damolog, Municipality of...