Back

PEOPLE Vs. Fernando J. Iligan, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERNANDO ILIGAN y JAMITO, EDMUNDO ASIS y ILIGAN and JUAN MACANDOG (at large), defendants, FERNANDO ILIGAN y JAMITO and EDMUNDO ASIS y ILIGAN, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 75369 | 1990-11-26

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

In this appeal, uncle and nephew, Fernando Iligan and Edmundo Asis, seek a reversal of the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Camarines Norte, Branch II 1 convicting them of the crime of murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of Esmeraldo Quiñones, Jr. in the amounts of P30,000 for the latter's death and P256,960 representing the victim's unrealized income.

On October 21, 1980, the following information for murder was filed against Fernando Iligan, Edmundo Asis and Juan Macandog:

"That on or about 3:00 a.m., August 4, 1980, at...