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PEOPLE vs Donato Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff and appellee, vs. DONATO CRUZ y MALEJANA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 127789 | 2002-04-02

D E C I S I O N

MELO, J.:

This case, involving as it does the gruesome death of a mother and her 5-year old daughter, once again underscores the evil that the drug menace poses to society.

The facts established by the prosecution, may be synthesized as follows:

On September 12, 1996, Renato Robles, the husband of Laura Robles and the father of Mary Lauren "Lara" Robles, arrived home from work at about 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Renato found the gate of his house padlocked on the inside and the house in total darkness. Thinking that his wife and daughter were just sleeping inside the house, Renato rang the doorbell several times but...