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PEOPLE vs Galano, Honorio, etal

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENJAMIN GALANO y GLORIA, ELMER HONORIO y GAYO, BRIGIDO TRIPOLI y CABILOSA and ROMULO STA. IGLESIA y CUISON, accused. / BENJAMIN GALANO y GLORIA, BRIGIDO TRIPOLI y CABILOSA and ROMULO STA. IGLESIA y CUISON, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 111806 | 2000-03-09

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 5,1 [Presided by Judge Cesar J. Mindaro.] convicting accused-appellants Benjamin Galano y Gloria, Brigido Tripoli y Cabilosa, and Romulo Sta. Iglesia y Cuison of the crime of murder under Article 248 (1) of the Revised Penal Code for the killing of Leonardo Torres, and imposing upon them the penalty of reclusion perpetua. Their co-accused, Elmer Honorio y Gayo, was acquitted.

Benjamin was a 30 year-old laundryman; Brigido, a 24 year-old janitor; and Romulo, a 24 year-old baker, at the time of the alleged offense. They all...