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People vs. Kiram, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DATU OMBRA KIRAM, ET AL., defendants, ESMAEL KUDANDING and MAGANDINGAN GUIAMAN, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-28485 | 1979-10-30

D E C I S I O N

DE CASTRO, J:

Accused of kidnapping with murder in the CFI of Cotabato, together with six other accused who have not yet been brought to trial, Esmael Kudanding and Magandingan Guiaman, were convicted of the crime charged, with the qualifying circumstance of treachery (alevosia) and the aggravating circumstances of nighttime, use of motor vehicle, and isolated place, and thereby sentenced to death, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased the sum of P6,000.00 and to pay the costs, the trial court, however, recommending commutation to reclusion perpetua, pursuant to the provisions of the Mindanao and Sulu Code, the two...