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People vs. Sales

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. NOEL T. SALES, Appellant.

G.R. No. 177218 | 2011-10-03

FIRST DIVISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
 
A father ought to discipline his children for committing a misdeed. However, he may not employ sadistic beatings and inflict fatal injuries under the guise of disciplining them.
 
 
This appeal seeks the reversal of the December 4, 2006 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01627 that affirmed the August 3, 2005 Joint Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 63 of Calabanga, Camarines Sur in Criminal Case Nos. RTC'03-782 and RTC'03-789, convicting appellant Noel T. Sales (appellant) of the crimes of parricide and slight physical injuries,...