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PEOPLE vs Mario Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. MARIO VILANUEVA y FAUSTINO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 122746 | 1999-01-29

D E C I S I O N
 
DAVIDE JR., C.J.:
 
In a decision[1] rendered in Criminal Case No. 93-127826, the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 28, found accused-appellant MARIO VILLANUEVA y FAUSTINO (hereafter MARIO) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder as charged, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay P50,000.00 as death indemnity, P53,800.00 as actual damages, P1,663,668.00 for the loss of earning capacity of the victim, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and the costs of suit.

The Information charged MARIO with murder allegedly committed as follows:
 
That on or about September 19,...