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PEOPLE Vs. Tomas Gadiana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TOMAS GADIANA, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92509 | 1991-03-13

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

The accused, Tomas Gadiana, has appealed the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 34, Dumaguete City, convicting him of murder for having killed Constantino Paltinca. He was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordered to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the sum of P30,000, and to pay the costs.

On March 19, 1988, the barangay of Lutoban, municipality of Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, celebrated its barangay fiesta. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Constantino Paltinca, Juan Rafal, Temistocles Gajelloma and Ananias Rafal were conversing near the sari-sari...