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PEOPLE vs Lyndon Sanez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LYNDON SANEZ Y LACSON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132512 | 1999-12-15

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

What greater irony and tragedy could there be than to find a son turn against, indeed take the life of, the man to whom he owes his being? Most unfortunately, it can happen, and the Court is called upon to review one such case and thereupon to decide the fate of the son.

LYNDON SAá'EZ LACSON was charged with, and convicted of the crime of Parricide, defined and penalized under Article 246 of the Revised Penal Code, in an information that read:

"That on or about October 29, 1995, in the Municipality of Imus, Province of Cavite, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...