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PEOPLE vs Pedro Abungan & Ernesto Ragonton Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PEDRO ABUNGAN alias "Pedring," RANDY PASCUA and ERNESTO RAGONTON Jr., accused; / PEDRO ABUNGAN alias "Pedring," appellant.

G.R. No. 136843 | 2000-09-28

R E S O L U T I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The death of the appellant pending appeal and prior to the finality of conviction extinguished his criminal and civil liabilities arising from the delict or crime. Hence, the criminal case against him, not the appeal, should be dismissed.

The Case and the Facts

Before us is an appeal filed by Pedro Abungan assailing the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Villasis, Pangasinan, Branch 50,[2] in Criminal Case No. V-0447, in which he was convicted of murder, sentenced to reclusion perpetua, and ordered to pay P50,000 as indemnity to the heirs of the deceased.

In an Information[3]dated March 9,...