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PEOPLE vs Editho Suyum and Pedro Ocania

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDITHO SUYUM and PEDRO OCANIA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 137518 | 2002-03-06

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This case is here on automatic review of the decision[1] dated January 15, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 259, Parañaque City, finding accused-appellants Editho Suyum and Pedro Ocania guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify the heirs of Rommel Ampo in the amount of P50,000.00, P23,000.00 for funeral expenses, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P50,000.00 as exemplary damages.

The information against accused-appellants charged -

That on or about the 12th day of January 1997 in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila,...