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PEOPLE vs. Agbot, Antonio

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO AGBOT, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-37641 | 1981-07-31

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Charged with murder in the Court of First Instance of Davao Oriental, Antonio Agbot was, after due trial, convicted of the crime charged, and sentenced to death and ordered to indemnify the heirs of the deceased, Leona Agbot Subat, in the sum of P12,000.00. Hence this mandatory review of the death sentence.

The facts upon which appellant was convicted, as quoted from the People's brief are as follows:

"At about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon of October 8, 1972, the accused Antonio Agbot went to the house of his sister Leona Agbot, married to Asisclo Subat, in sitio Panganudan, barrio Lamiawan, Carraga,...