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PEOPLE vs Eleno Paracale

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ELENO PARACALE y PARDILLA, appellant.

G.R. No. 141800 | 2002-12-09

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

A qualifying circumstance like treachery changes the character of the crime and increases the penalties that may be imposed. Hence, like the crime itself, it must be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Statement of the Case

For review by this Court is the March 5, 1999 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iloilo City (Branch 36) in Criminal Case No. 38744, finding Eleno Paracale y Pardilla guilty of murder. The dispositive portion of the Decision reads as follows:

WHEREFORE, in the light of the foregoing considerations, the Court FINDS the accused, ELENO PARACALE Y PARDILLA, GUILTY beyond...