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PEOPLE vs Conrado Ayuman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CONRADO AYUMAN, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 133436 | 2004-04-14

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:


For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated March 4, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 19, Cagayan de Oro City

in Criminal Case No. 97-1040 finding Conrado Ayuman, appellant, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of parricide and imposing upon him the supreme penalty of death. He was also adjudged to pay the heirs of the victim P50,000.00 as civil indemnity.

The Information charging appellant with parricide reads:

"That on or about April 22, 1997, in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused did then and there willfully...