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PEOPLE vs Resty Tigle

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RESTY TIGLE, appellant.

G.R. No. 147667 | 2004-01-21

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

On automatic review is the Decision[1] dated 17 January 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of Ozamis City, Branch 15, 10th Judicial Region ("trial court") in Criminal Case No. 2193. The trial court found appellant Resty Tigle ("appellant") guilty of murder qualified by treachery and attended by the aggravating circumstances of evident premeditation, taking advantage of superior strength, and disregard of the age and sex of the victim. The trial court sentenced appellant to suffer the death penalty and to pay the heirs of the victim P50,000 as civil indemnity, P30,000 as moral damages, as well as to pay...