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PEOPLE vs Dominador Sumalinog, Jr. and Noel Galvez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. DOMINADOR SUMALINOG, JR. and NOEL GALVEZ, accused. / DOMINADOR SUMALINOG, JR., appellant.

G.R. No. 128387 | 2004-02-05

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 9, Malolos, Bulacan ("trial court"), finding Dominador Sumalinog Jr. ("appellant") and Noel Galvez ("Galvez"), guilty of the crime of Robbery with Homicide in Criminal Case No. 1955-M-94. The trial court imposed on appellant and Galvez the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Charge

The Information[2] charging appellant and Galvez with the crime of Robbery with Homicide reads:

That on or about the 29th day of March, 1994, in the municipality of Bustos, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction...