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People vs. Rodulfo Sabio 102 SCRA 218

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff, vs. RODULFO SABIO, alias "PAPU", defendant.

G.R. No. L-26193 | 1981-01-27

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Automatic review of the death penalty imposed upon the accused, Rodulfo Sabio alias "Papu", by the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch II, in Criminal Case No. V-10804 for Robbery with Homicide.

On October 5, 1965, at about 5:00 o'clock in the morning, in Barrio Looc, Argao, Cebu, Catalino Espina, 80-years old, single, owner of a small sari-sari store located in his house was found on the second floor of his dwelling wounded on the forehead, from which injury he died three days later.

Prosecution witness JESUSA BIRONDO, a fish vendor, testified that about 5:00 o'clock in the morning...