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People vs Armando Caballero

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ARMANDO CABALLERO, RICARDO CABALLERO, MARCIANO CABALLERO, JR., and ROBITO CABALLERO, accused. / ARMANDO CABALLERO, RICARDO CABALLERO, and MARCIANO CABALLERO, JR., appellants.

G.R. No. 149028-30 | 2003-04-02

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before the Court on automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Branch 57, convicting appellants Armando Caballero, Ricardo Caballero and Marciano Caballero, Jr. of murder in Criminal Cases Nos. RTC-1217 and RTC-1218 and meting on each of them the supreme penalty of death and ordering them to pay damages; and of frustrated murder in Criminal Case No. RTC-1219 and imposing on them the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

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