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People vs Alejandro Marquita and Joseph Marquita

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALEJANDRO MARQUITA and JOSEPH MARQUITA, accused-appellants

G.R. Nos. 119958-62 | 2000-03-01

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, Branch 23,1  convicting appellants of five (5) counts of murder, imposing upon them five (5) terms of reclusion perpetua, and ordering them to solidarily indemnify the heirs of the victims P50,000.00 for each count of murder.

The facts are as follows:

On July 3, 1987, late in the afternoon in Alang-alang, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur, appellants Joseph Marquita and Alejandro Marquita were having a drinking session with Sergio Pampilo in the store/house of the latter. The drinking session lasted up to 4:00 o'clock the...