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People vs. Molleda

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO MOLLEDA y GERONA alias TIKBOY, VIRGILIO BALUYOT y DIESTRO alias BOY BAKAL, REYNALDO NICOLAS y MANANSALA alias BOY MIROY and EVELYN DUAVE y ORTEGA alias BABY CHINA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-34248 | 1978-11-21

D E C I S I O N

SANTOS, J:

Mandatory review of the decision of the Circuit Criminal Court, Manila, Judge Manuel R. Pamaran, presiding, in Criminal Case No. CCC-IV-548(71) in which the above-named accused were each and all convicted as principals in the crime of murder, qualified by taking advantage of superior strength and with the aggravating circumstance of "deceit", and sentenced, each and all, to death, to jointly and severally indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P12,000.00, to pay P8,000.00 as exemplary, and P8,000.00 as moral, damages, and the costs.

On April 6, 1971, the above-named accused were charged with murder...