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PEOPLE vs Augusto Tanzon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AUGUSTO TANZON y DELOS REYES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129793 | 1999-12-15

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Before us is an appeal from a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 83 of Quezon City,1 [Penned by Judge Estrella T. Estrada.] convicting accused-appellant, Augusto Tanzon y De los Reyes of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The facts of the case as culled from the records are as follows:

In the evening of November 19, 1994, the deceased Lemuel Juanillo y Egeron was walking home from work with his common-law wife, Liza Quilang, when they happened to pass by accused-appellant Augusto Tanzon and four of his friends having a drinking...