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2004-02-13 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| We, however, do not agree with the Solicitor General's opinion that relationship should be appreciated as an aggravating circumstance for the purpose of imposing the death penalty. People v. Baldino, the case invoked by the Solicitor General, appreciated relationship as an aggravating circumstance but only for the purpose of assessing exemplary damages against the accused and not for the purpose of imposing the death penalty. Two recent cases, People v. Sagarino[47] and People v. Umbaסa,[48] squarely address the issue raised by the Solicitor General. | |||||