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PEOPLE vs Cresenciano Maramara

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CRESENCIANO MARAMARA alias "Cresing," accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 110994 | 1999-10-22

D E C I S I O N


PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision1 [In Criminal Case No. 6562, Judge Manuel C. Genova, presiding, Rollo, pp. 12-18.] of the Regional Trial Court, Masbate, Masbate, Branch 44, convicting accused-appellant Cresenciano Maramara of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim's heirs the amount of P10,000.00 as medical and funeral expenses and P50,000.00 as moral damages.

On January 23, 1992, 4th Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Romeo C. Sampaga filed with the Regional Trial Court an information2 [Rollo, p. 4.] for murder against accused-appellant, alleging:

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