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PEOPLE. Vs. Armando A. Macabenta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARMANDO MACABENTA y AGOTE, alias MANDING, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 72476 | 1989-02-14

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Under review is the decision of the Court of First Instance (CFI) of Manila, Sixth Judicial District, Branch 30, dated September 29, 1981, convicting accused Armando Macabenta y Agote alias "Manding" of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the offended party, Jose Loaton, Jr., in the sum of P12,000.00 without imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs.

The operative facts and circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime as gleaned from the evidence on record follow.

November 11, 1980 appeared to be just...