Back

People vs. Sixto Paragas, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. SIXTO PARAGAS y DELA CRUZ and AMADO PARAGAS y ABALOS, appellants.

G.R. No. 146308 | 2002-07-18

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Under the present Rules on Criminal Procedure, qualifying and aggravating circumstances must be alleged or specified in the Information. Otherwise, even if they are proven, they cannot be appreciated in determining the nature of the crime and imposing the penalty.

Statement of the Case

For automatic review by this Court is the September 14, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 263, in Criminal Case No. 105201, finding Sixto Paragas y dela Cruz and Amado Paragas y Abalos guilty of murder beyond reasonable doubt and sentencing them to death. The dispositive portion of...