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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Caoile

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BIENVENIDO CAOILE aliases "Ben Caoile" and "Ben Commando", defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31104 | 1974-11-15

D E C I S I O N

ANTONIO, J:

Appeal from the decision of the Circuit Criminal Court, Sixth Judicial District, Manila, dated June 20, 1969, convicting appellant Bienvenido Caoile aliases "Ben Caoile" and "Ben Commando", of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Guido Recidoro, in the sum of P12,000.00 and to pay the costs.

At about 8:15 o'clock on the night of January 12, 1969, while several persons were putting up streamers and other decorations along Quirino and Herbosa Streets, Tondo, Manila preparatory to the holding of the barrio fiesta in said...