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PEOPLE vs. Virgilio Solacito

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VIRGILIO SOLACITO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-29209 | 1969-08-25

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

This case is before us en consulta, defendant herein having been sentenced to the extreme penalty, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Dominador Castillon in the sum of P6,000, and to pay the costs. 

Defendant Virgilio Solacito is charged with murder. In the information, filed with the Court of First Instance of Iloilo, it is alleged: 

"That on or about the 11th day of March, 1968, in the City of Iloilo, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, said accused, armed with a knife, taking advantage of nighttime to better realize his purpose, with deliberate intent to kill and...