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2014-11-26 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| In People v. Brillantes,[9] the Court, citing People v. Bayotas,[10] clarified that: 1. Death of the accused pending appeal of his conviction extinguishes his criminal liability as well as the civil liability based solely thereon. As opined by Justice Regalado, in this regard, "the death of the accused prior to final judgment terminates his criminal liability and only the civil liability directly arising from and based solely on the offense committed, i.e., civil liability ex delicto in senso strictiore." | |||||