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PEOPLE vs Gaudioso More, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GAUDIOSO MORE, ERNESTO, MORE and JERWIN MORE, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 128820 | 1999-12-23

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

GAUDIOSO, ERNESTO and JERWIN, all surnamed MORE, were found guilty of murder by the trial court for the killing of Valentino Pagumay on 22 February 1994 and sentenced to reclusion perpetua with all its accessory penalties and to pay P28,977.00 for funeral services and other expenses, P133,333.00 for loss of income for five (5) years, P100,000.00 for moral damages, and the costs.[1] They now come to us appealing their conviction.

The factual backdrop: On 22 February 1994 at about six o'clock in the evening, Valentino Pagumay and Romeo Muralla were walking along the river in Brgy. Igsoligue, Miag-ao,...