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PEOPLE vs. Perez, Alejandro L.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALEJANDRO PEREZ y LANA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 50044 | 1981-07-31

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM:

Charged with murder for the slaying of a 16 year old girl, Wilma Cagurangan, and found guilty thereof with the aggravating circumstance of recidivism, Alejandro Perez was sentenced to death by the Court of First Instance of Cagayan, and ordered to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P12,000 and to pay the costs. The judgment of conviction was appealed to this Court.

Appellant's conviction was based mainly on the eye-witness account of the killing given during the trial by Jose Cafugauan whose testimony as stated in the People's brief from which We quote, is as follows:

"At the trial, Cafugauan...