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People vs. Agcaoili [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PONCIANO AGCAOILI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92143 | 1992-02-26

D E C I S I O N
 
REGALADO, J.:
 
Accused-appellant seeks the reversal of the decision in Criminal Case No. 972-17 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch IV, in Batac, Ilocos Norte, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to serve the penalty of life imprisonment and to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P30,000.00.[1]
 
In an information filed on August 20, 1981, appellant Ponciano Agcaoili was charged with murder for having killed a certain Rodrigo Sado with treachery and evident premeditation, attended by the aggravating circumstance of nighttime.[2] Upon...