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PEOPLE. Vs. Juan Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUAN REYES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-74675 | 1988-10-18

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The accused, Juan Reyes, professes innocence of the crime of Murder of which he was convicted by the Regional Trial Court of Masbate, Masbate,* in Criminal Case No. 4657, and sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua; "to indemnify the heirs of the deceased, Aramis Asuncion, in the sum of P30,000.00; to pay P30,000.00 as moral damages; without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, together with all the accessory penalties provided for by law, and to pay the costs." (p. 20, Rollo)

The accused assails the credibility of the prosecution evidence narrated hereunder, particularly...