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PEOPLE vs Rene Ubaldo, Eman Posos, Lito Montejo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENE UBALDO y MANIPON, EMAN POSOS y ARMENTO, LITO MONTEJO y MAHINAY, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 128110-11 | 2000-10-09

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

On automatic review is the consolidated decision of the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Branch 45, convicting appellants Rene Ubaldo, Eman Posos and Lito Montejo of the crimes of carnapping a tricycle and murder of its driver. In Criminal Case No. U-8666 for carnapping, appellants were sentenced to death. In Criminal Case No. U-8667 for the murder of Alfredo Buccat y Tabelin, appellants were sentenced to death, ordered to pay the heirs of the victim, jointly and severally, the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity, P35,568.00 as actual damages, P300,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs....