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People vs. Santos Doniego 118 Phil. 1384

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SANTOS DONIEGO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-17321 | 1963-11-29

D E C I S I O N

PADILLA, J.:

Santos Doniego is charged with the crime of multiple murder for the death of Anselmo Garcia, Ciriaco Palor and Maximo Viernes.

Upon arraignment the defendant entered a plea of not guilty.

After trial, the court found the defendant guilty beyond reasonable doubt as charged and sentenced him for each murder to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua which shall not exceed FORTY (40) years pursuant to article 70 of the Revised Penal Code and to indemnify the heirs of each of the victims Anselmo Garcia, Ciriaco Palor and Maximo Viernes in the sum of P6,000.00 and to pay the costs. The defendant was credited with...