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Dario Belonghilot vs RTC of Zamboanga Del Norte, Br 7, et al

DARIO P. BELONGHILOT, petitioner, vs. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Branch 7, HON. JESUS O. ANGELES, respondent.

G.R. No. 128512 | 2003-04-30

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

On appeal before us is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte,[1] in Criminal Case No. 6652, convicting appellants Dario P. Belonghilot (Dario), Rino M. Castillo (Rino) and Rolando T. Barcelonia (Rolando), of the crime of rape with homicide. The victim was Salvi Mecoliar Pasco (Salvi), a thirty-year-old wife and mother of four.

Dario had previously appealed his conviction to us through a petition for review, docketed as G.R. No. 128512. Considering that the death penalty was imposed, the case was also forwarded to us on automatic review and docketed as G.R. No....