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PEOPLE Vs. Francisco G. Salle, Jr., Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO SALLE, JR. Y GERCILLA @ "KA NOMOT," RICKY MENGOTE Y CUNTADO @ "KA RICKY/KA LIZA/KA JUN," and TEN JOHN DOES, accused. FRANCISCO SALLE, JR., Y GERCILLA and RICKY MENGOTE Y CUNTADO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 103567 | 1995-12-04

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

For resolution is the enforceability of the conditional pardon granted to accused-appellant Ricky Mengote during the pendency in this Court of his appeal from his conviction by the trial court.

In the decision 1 dated 18 November 1991 of Branch 88 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City in Criminal Case No. Q- 90-11835, the accused-appellants were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt as co-principals of the compound crime of murder and destructive arson and were each sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay, jointly and severally, an indemnity in the sum of P50,000.00 to...