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People vs. Baluarte [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARSENIO BALUARTE and DEMOCRITO LABARIA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. Nos. L-31180-81 | 1974-10-30

D E C I S I O N
 
ANTONIO, J.:
 
Appeal from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Cebu (Branch V) in Criminal Cases Nos. V­10220 and V-10245, dated June 20, 1967, finding appellants Arsenio  Baluarte and Democrito  Labaria guilty of robbery with homicide and sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, with the accessories provided by law, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Clara Navales in the amount of P6,000.00, to pay Eleuteria Patalinghug  the amount of P130.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay 1/3 of the costs.  Three of the...