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People vs. Roche y Nicanor, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RESTITUTO ROCHE y NICANOR, MARCELINO FALLORE y NICANOR, FRANCISCO GREGORIO y MONCADA and DORICO CABALLES y NICANOR, accused./RESTITUTO ROCHE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 115182 | 2000-04-06

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision1 [Per Judge Arturo A. Romero.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 120, Kaloocan City, finding accused-appellant Restituto Roche guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Roderick Ferol, in the amount of P50,000.00.

The facts are as follows:

On June 4, 1992, an information for murder was filed against accused-appellant Restituto Roche and three others, namely, Marcelino Fallore, Francisco Gregorio, and one John Doe. The information, filed in the Regional Trial Court of Kaloocan City, alleged -

That on or...