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PEOPLE vs Melchor Rafael, Mario Rafael, And Maximo Rafael

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MELCHOR RAFAEL y LEGASPI, MARIO RAFAEL y LEGASPI, and MAXIMO RAFAEL y MACASIEB, accused, / MAXIMO RAFAEL y MACASIEB, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 123176 | 2000-10-13

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

On automatic review is the consolidated decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 217, in Criminal Cases No. Q-94-59454, and No. Q-94-59453. In the first case, it convicted appellant of the crime of murder, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity, P94,000.00 as funeral expenses, and to pay the costs. In the second, it convicted appellant of the crime of frustrated murder, sentencing him to suffer an indeterminate penalty of six (6) years of prision correccional as minimum to twelve (12) years...