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PEOPLE vs. Januario Dela Cruz y Hurado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JANUARIO DELA CRUZ y HURADO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 84714 | 1990-10-05

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The accused contests the decision of the Regional Trial Court, 1 finding him guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer reclusion perpetua plus actual damages.

The evidence for the prosecution reveals the following:

On August 3, 1987 at about 10:00 o'clock in the evening, Reynaldo Pascasio, a tricycle driver, was on his motorized tricycle parked infront of the "Big Foot" Bar located at East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales, near the crossroad of the National Highway and the road leading to the U.S. Naval Communication Station at San Miguel, San Antonio, Zambales. While there, accused Januario dela Cruz,...