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PEOPLE vs. Romeo Lachica, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMEO LACHICA and JILLY SIGADOR, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-38175 G.R. No. L-38175 | 1984-09-28

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

Charged with the crime of murder before the Criminal Circuit Court of Rizal, Romeo Lachica and Jilly Sigador were found guilty as charged and sentenced to the supreme penalty of death.

The crime was committed in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinglupa. Lachica was detained therein, pending review by this Court of the two death penalties imposed upon him by the then Court of First Instance of Davao del Norte for the crimes of "double murder and double frustrated murder," 1 committed while he was serving sentence as a convict in the Davao Penal Colony at Panabo, Davao del Norte; while Sigador was awaiting...