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2014-07-28 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| It must be noted at the outset that Carding died on June 24, 2011 during the pendency of this appeal.[13] "[I]n view of [this] supervening event, it is unnecessary for the Court to rule on [Carding's] appeal. Whether x x x he was guilty of the [crimes] charged has become irrelevant since, following Article 89(1) of the Revised Penal Code, x x x, even assuming [that Carding] had incurred any criminal liability, it was totally extinguished by his death. Moreover, because [the] appeal was still pending and no final judgment of conviction had been rendered against him [before] he died, his civil liability arising from the crime, being civil liability ex delicto, was likewise extinguished by his death."[14] | |||||