People Of The Philippines v. Bustrillo

EN BANC G.R. No. L-30518 November 7, 1979 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARIO RABUYA Y GALLETO @ MARIO NERI @ MEDEL @ NELI @ MAR @ ELMER BUSTRILLO, MARIO GALLARDO @ MARIO BUSTRILLO, defendant-appellant. Andres R. Narvasa for appellants. Solicitor General Felix Q. Antonio, Assistant Solicitor General Alicia V. Sempio-Diy and Solicitor Felix M. de Guzman for appellee.

PER CURIAM: This is an automatic review of the death sentence imposed on Mario Rabuya y Galleto by the Circuit Criminal Court of the Seventh Judicial District on March 6, 1969, for the crime of robbery with homicide and serious physical injuries committed according to the Amended Information as follows: "The undersigned. 1 City Fiscal accuses Ricardo CARRALOS @ ZALDY @ ALLEN @ DADOY, BENEFICIO CHIONG Y OLO @ SHIOPPE @ MEL, MARIO NERI @ MARIO REBUYA Y GALLETO, @ MEDEL NERI @ MAR @ ELMER BUSTRILLO @ MARIO GALLARDO @ MARIO BUSTRlLLO, ALBERTO GUMERA @ ALBERTO SANDOVAL @ ALBERTO CASTANEDA @ BERT, FERDINAND CAMACHO Y TAMBIS @ EDDIE MENDOZA, ANTONIO ROBERTO Y ALCANTARA @ ANTONIO ALCANTARA Y IGNACIO @ TONY HAPON AND RUFINO @ MALONJAO, JR. of the crime of ROBBERY WITH HOMICIDE AND SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES, committed as follows: That on or about the 6th day of November, 1968, at nighttime, a circumstance purposely sought to insure the commission of the crime, in Pasay City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, Ricardo Carralos @ Zaldy @ Allen @ Dadoy, Beneficio Chiong y Olo @ Shioppe @ Mel, Mario Neri, Alberto Gumera @ Alberto Sandoval @ Alberto Castaneda @ Bert, Ferdinand Camacho y Tambis @ Eddie Mendoza, @ Antonio Roberto y Alcantara @ Antonio Alcantara y Ignacio @ Tony Hapon and Rufino Malonjao, Jr..

all armed with firearms, conspiring and confederating together and mutually helping one another, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, and with evident premeditation and by means of force, violence and intimidation, hijack PAL Plane Flight 158 Romeo PI-C-.536 piloted by Capt. Luis Bonnevie and thereafter, pursuant to their preconceived plan, took, stole, robbed and divested the following passengers of said plane of jewelries and cash in different denomination, to wit: From Norberto Quisumbing, Jr.: Jewelry . .

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P15,000.00 Cash . . .

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3,500.00 From Cristina Layosa de Mulcahy: Cash . . .

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. . 100.00 From Nestor Sy: Cash .

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. 410.00 Rolex Watch . .

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2,800.00 From Jose Clemente: Wristwatch . . .

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. . 660.00 Cash .

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. . 339.00 From Vitaliano Pagaran: (deceased) Cash .

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100,000.00 From Florencio Villarin: One revolver, cal. .38, Smit & Wesson . .

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300.00