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People vs. Echegaray [EN BANC 1996]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEO ECHEGARAY y PILO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 117472 | 1996-06-25

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Amidst the endless debates on whether or not the reimposition of the death penalty is indeed a deterrent as far as the commission of heinous crimes is concerned and while the attendant details pertaining to the execution of a death sentence remain as yet another burning issue, we are tasked with providing a clear-cut resolution of whether or not the herein accused-appellant deserves to forfeit his place in human society for the infliction of the primitive and bestial act of incestuous lust on his own blood.
 
Before us for automatic review is the judgment...