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PEOPLE Vs. Bernardo P. Literado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BERNARDO LITERADO y PARON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 77114 | 1992-05-27

D E C I S I O N


BIDIN, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court ** , Branch IX, Third Judicial Region, finding herein accused-appellant guilty of the crime of murder, the dispositive portion of which reads:

"WHEREFORE, the court finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentences him to suffer imprisonment for life (sic) with the accessory penalties provided by law; to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the amount of P12,000, and P20,000 as moral damages, and the amount of P5,947.00 as actual damages.

"xxx xxx xxx"

(Rollo, p. 33).

The facts, as summarized by the...