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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Juan Manuel, Et Al. 044 Phil 333

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUAN MANUEL ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 19343 | 1923-01-12

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J .:

This cause has been elevated to the Supreme Court for the purpose of subjecting to review in this tribunal a decision of the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan, finding the five appellants, to wit, Juan Manuel (1.º), Ildefonso Giron, Pedro Martos, Graciano Saori, and Juan Manuel (2.º), guilty of the offense of robbery with double homicide, and sentencing each of them to undergo the penalty of death, to indemnify jointly and severally the heirs of Valentin Pasamonte and Maria de la Cruz, in the sum of P1,000, and to pay the costs of the prosecution.

On the night of April 14, 1919, an aged coupled,...