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Renato B. Torres vs. Sandiganbayan, etal.

RENATO B. TORRES, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-65913 | 1986-07-28

D E C I S I O N


FERIA, J:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision of the Sandiganbayan dated December 12, 1983, convicting petitioner Renato B. Torres of homicide, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, accused Patrolman Renato B. Torres y Barcena is hereby found guilty beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of Homicide, defined and penalized under Article 249 of the Revised Penal Code. Appreciating the mitigating circumstances of voluntary surrender and the victim's sufficient provocation or threat immediately preceeding the act sued upon and without any aggravating circumstance...