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PEOPLE vs. Eduardo Mula Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO MULA CRUZ, alias "PORONG", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-60098 | 1984-04-30

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Pangasinan finding Eduardo Mula Cruz, alias "Porong", guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the amount of P12,000.00 and to pay the costs.

The People's version of the incident is as follows:

"At about 5:00 in the afternoon of April 11, 1979, Modesto Alipio was walking along the barangay road of Sawat, Urbiztondo, Pangasinan (p. 45, tsn., October 8, 1980). He came from the house of Jose Frias of Barangay Salavante of the same town (p. 43, tsn....