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PEOPLE vs. Reynaldo P. Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO CRUZ y PE?A, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-54183 | 1985-02-25

D E C I S I O N


CUEVAS, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Davao City-Branch I, in Criminal Case No 2623, convicting REYNALDO CRUZ y PEá'A of the crime of ARSON defined and penalized under Article 326-A of the Revised Penal Code and imposing upon him the death penalty. Appellant was also ordered to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P48,000.00; to pay P100,000.00 representing damages to the properties of Gregorio Nacario and the other victims plus P20,000.00 moral damages.

Gregorio Nacario is the owner of a two-storey residential house situated at the corner of...