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People vs Mahinay & Canete

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ONYOT MAHINAY and QUIRINO CANETE, accused. QUIRINO CANETE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 125311 | 1999-03-17

D E C I S I O N 

VITUG, J.: 

Quirino Cañete appels from the decision 1 [Penned by Judge Teopisto L. Calumpang.] in Criminal Case No. 9304 of the Regional Trial Court of Negros Oriental, Branch 39, stationed at Dumaguete City, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder for the killing of Manolo Mission and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and the payment of indemnity to the heirs of the victim in the amount of P50,000.00. 

The information, filed on 18 May 1990, charging Quirino Cañete and one Onyot Mahinay with the crime of murder, reads: 

"That on or about 12:30 o'clock dawn of...