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PEOPLE vs. Nilo de Jesus, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NILO DE JESUS and WILFREDO YALONG, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-58506 | 1982-11-19

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

In an information filed with the Court of First Instance of Quezon City, Nilo de Jesus and Wilfredo Yalong were charged with Murder. One Peter Doe alias Pepito, alias Pitong was also charged in the same information, but has so far not been brought to trial. Only Nilo de Jesus and Wilfredo Yalong were tried, and thereafter, convicted and sentenced to reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P15,560.00, with the accessory penalties, and to pay proportionate costs.

Both de Jesus and Yalong appealed, filing separate briefs, but the Solicitor General filed only one...