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PEOPLE vs Avillana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMULO AVILLANA y CATASCAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 119621 | 2000-05-12

D E C I S I O N


PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision1 [In Crim. Case No. C-42098 (93), Judge Adoracion G. Angeles, presiding, Rollo, pp. 24-37.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 121, Kalookan City convicting accused Romulo Avillana y Catascan of murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to pay P54,000.00 as actual and compensatory damages, P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and another P50,000.00 as moral damages.

On February 3, 1993, Assistant City Prosecutor Bagis S. Ismael filed with the Regional Trial Court, Kalookan, Branch 121 an information charging accused with murder, committed as follows:

"That on or...