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People vs. Beriales, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO BERIALES, BENEDICTO CUSTODIO and PABLITO CUSTODIO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. L-39962 | 1976-04-07

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION, JR., J:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Leyte, Branch V, Ormoc City, in Criminal Case No. 562-0 convicting the accused Ricardo Beriales, Benedicto Custodio, and Pablito Custodio of the crime of murder, sentencing each one of them to the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to jointly and severally pay the heirs of Saturnina Gonzales Porcadilla the sum of P12,000.00 and to pay the costs. 1

It appears that in Criminal Case No. 562-0 the herein appellants were charged with the crime of murder in an information filed by the City Fiscal of Ormoc City on November 22, 1974, allegedly committed as...