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PEOPLE vs Raul Sesbreno

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RAUL H. SESBRENO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 121764 | 1999-09-09

D E C I S I O N 


QUISUMBING, J.: 

On appeal is the decision dated August 15, 1995, of the Regional Trial Court, of Cebu City, Branch 18, in Criminal Case No. CBU-31733, finding herein appellant, Raul H. SesbreÂÂo, guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, for the death of one Luciano Amparado. 

Appellant has been a practicing lawyer for over thirty (30) years. Admitted to the Bar on March 17, 1966,1 [1998 Law List, p. 718.] he has achieved prominence in Cebu. The victim, Luciano Amparado, was a porter of William Lines, Inc., a shipping company also based in Cebu. 

On June 9, 1993, the...