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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Domingo Olfindo, Et Al. 047 Phil 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINGO OLFINDO ET AL., defendants. DOMINGO OLFINDO, GREGORIO TONGO, and MICHAEL ODI, appellants.

G.R. No. 22679 | 1924-12-10

D E C I S I O N


OSTRAND, J .:

The defendants are accused of the crime of double murder, the information alleging "that on or about July 10, 1923, in the municipality of Viga, Catanduanes, Province of Albay, Philippine Islands, the said accused did wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, with evident premeditation and treachery, kill Maria Magdalena and Aproniano de la Cruz by choking Maria Magdalena and drowning her in the river, and tying a rope around the neck of Aproniano de la Cruz and drowning him in the river afterwards."

The trial court found the defendants Gregorio Tongo, Micael Odi and Domingo Olfindo guilty as principals of the...