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PEOPLE vs Edgar Dawaton

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff, vs. EDGAR DAWATON, accused.

G.R. No. 146247 | 2002-09-17

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

EDGAR DAWATON was found by the trial court guilty of murder qualified by treachery and sentenced to death, ordered to indemnify the heirs of the victim P50,000.00 plus the accessory penalties provided by law, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs of suit.[1]

An Information[2] for murder qualified by treachery and evident premeditation was filed against Edgar Dawaton on 11 March 1999. When first arraigned he pleaded not guilty,[3] but during the pre-trial on 7 May 1999, he offered to plead guilty to the lesser offense of homicide but was rejected by the prosecution,...