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PEOPLE vs Marlon Delim, Leon Delim, Manuel Delim Alias [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARLON DELIM, LEON DELIM, MANUEL DELIM ALIAS “BONG” (AT LARGE), ROBERT DELIM (AT LARGE), AND RONALD DELIM ALIAS “BONG”, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 142773 | 2003-01-28

D E C I S I O N
 
CALLEJO, SR., J.:
 
Before the Court on automatic review is the Decision,[1] dated January 14, 2000, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 46, Urdaneta City, finding accused-appellants Marlon Delim, Leon Delim and Ronald Delim guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing them to suffer the supreme penalty of death. The court also ordered accused-appellants to pay, jointly and severally, the heirs of the victim the sums of P75,000.00 as moral damages and P25,000.00 as exemplary damages.

Accused-appellants Marlon, Ronald and Leon, together with Manuel alias “Bong” and Robert, all...