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PEOPLE vs. Leonardo A. Colana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONARDO COLANA Y AVARICIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-62617-18 | 1983-11-28

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

Leonardo A. Colana appealed from the decision of the Circuit Criminal Court of Manila, finding him and Jorge Magabilen guilty of murder in connection with a fraternity rumble, sentencing them to reclusion perpetua and ordering them to indemnify solidarily the heirs of Librado de la Vega in the sum of P84,000. Magabilen did not appeal.

Magabilen, 22, was the president of the Phi Lambda Epsilon fraternity while Colana, 26, was an officer thereof. Both were students of the Philippine College of Criminology. Marcelino Cañeda and Carlito Bravo were students of the Far Eastern University. Cañeda...