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PEOPLE vs. Benjamin Balbas

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENJAMIN BALBAS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-47686 | 1983-06-24

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte, Branch IV, finding Benjamin Balbas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him "to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua (30 years); and the accessory penalties of the law; to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P12,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency (par. 3, Art. 39, RPC, as amended by RA No. 5465; PP v. Abelardo Subido, G.R. No. L-21734, Sept. 5, 1975); and to pay the costs of the proceedings."

Evidence for the prosecution was summarized by the Solicitor General...