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PEOPLE vs. Domenciano Vasquez

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. DOMENCIANO VASQUEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 105008 | 1997-10-23

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

This is an appeal from a conviction for robbery with homicide laid down by the Regional Trial Court in Danao City (Branch 25) in the case of "People v. Domenciano Vasquez" in 1992. The facts surrounding the death of Tortillano Suplaag are as follows:

The victim, Tortillano Suplaag, is a thirty-year old farmer who also dabbled in trading livestock. As in other market days, Tortillano was in the Lawaan Public Market in Danao City with his brother-in-law Julito Capuno on February 9, 1991. Julito related that Tortillano conversed with herein accused-appellant Domenciano Vasquez about a carabao offered for sale....