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PEOPLE vs. Generoso Bituin

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GENEROSO BITUIN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-55485-86 | 1982-06-29

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This case is exactly similar to the case of People vs. Mamogay (G.R. Nos. 55418-19). In both cases the accused were charged with murder and violation of P.D. No. 9 (illegal possession of firearm) before the Court of First Instance of Leyte; in both cases the two charges were tried jointly; in both cases the accused pleaded guilty to the charges; in both cases the accused were meted separate sentences corresponding to the charges; and in both cases the penalty of death was imposed firearm.

On September 8, 1976, in Jaro, Leyte, Generoso Bituin shot and killed Victoriano Pore with a home-made shotgun...