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PEOPLE vs. Francisco Aposaga

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO APOSAGA and CONSTANCIO MONTE, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-32477 | 1981-10-30

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J.:

Automatic review of the decision dated April 28, 1969 of the Court of First Instance of South Cotabato, Branch I, in Criminal Case No. 1625 for murder, imposing the death penalty on accused-appellants Francisco Aposaga and Constancio Monte for the murder of Atty. Jose Barranda.

The victim, who was popularly called "Attorney", was a law practitioner in Cotabato and Agusan. At the time of his death, he lived in his 36-hectare farm at Palkan, Polomolok, South Cotabato, with his common-law wife Gloria Salongcong and their four children namely, Ruth, Samuel, Ester and Jose, Jr. Gloria had four other children by...