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PEOPLE vs Manuel Daniela & Jose Baylosis

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. MANUEL DANIELA alias MANUEL DE LA CRUZ @ TAGALOG and JOSE BAYLOSIS y BAISAC, appellants.

G.R. No. 139230 | 2003-04-24

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before the Court on automatic review is the Decision[1] dated March 31, 1997 of Branch 18 of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, in Criminal Case No. CBU-42044, convicting appellants Manuel Daniela and Jose Baylosis of robbery with homicide, sentencing them to death and directing them to pay, jointly and severally, to the heirs of the victim Ronito Enero, the sum of P50,000 and to restitute to said heirs the cash and pieces of jewelry taken by them.

The Antecedents

Ronito Enero and his common-law wife Maria Fe Balo and their three children: May, 4 years old, Joan, 3 years old, and Ronito, Jr., 1...