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PEOPLE vs. Rodolfo De La Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO DE LA CRUZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 71044-45 | 1987-03-16

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J p:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City, Branch 123 finding accused RODOLFO DE LA CRUZ guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Luisito Apostol the sum of P30,000.00, and to pay the costs.

The accused-appellant with two other persons identified only as "Flory" and "Jojo" were charged in two informations: (1) for Murder and (2) for Frustrated Murder respectively and allegedly committed as follows:

"That on or about the 23rd day of September, 1979 in Caloocan City, Metro Manila and within the...