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People vs. Antonio [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERTO S. ANTONIO, SPO4 JUANITO N. NIETO and SPO1 HONORIO CARTALLA, JR., accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 128900 | 2000-07-14

D E C I S I O N
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision dated April 30, 1997, rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 156 in Criminal Case No. 111232-H, for Murder, the dispositive portion of which is quoted hereunder, to wit:

WHEREFORE, finding accused ALBERTO S. ANTONIO @ “Ambet”, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, qualified by treachery as charged in the Information, and there being no mitigating or any aggravating circumstance, he is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, pursuant to Sec. 6 of Republic Act No. 7659 entitled “An Act...