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People vs. Mariano y Lara

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff- appellee, vs. RUBY MARIANO y LARA and RUTH MARIANO y LARA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 134847 | 2000-12-06

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Heinous crimes are grievous, odious and hateful offenses which, by reason of their inherent wickedness, viciousness, atrocity and perversity, are repugnant to the common standards and norms of decency and morality in a just, civilized and ordered society.[1] To this genre belong the acts charged in the instant case - a bizarre and nauseating tale of outrageous cruelty and brutality. The Court is now called upon to determine whether the accused are responsible therefor.

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