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PEOPLE vs Jose Geral

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE GERAL alias "JOSE," accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 122283 | 2000-06-15

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the Decision1 [Rollo, pp. 24-32.] dated July 26, 1994, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 19, of Digos, Davao del Sur, finding accused-appellant Jose Geral guilty of murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Ciriaco Lanticse, Jr., the amount of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs.

Before this Court, appellant assigns the following errors:

"I. THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN FINDING THAT THE ACCUSED IS GUILTY OF MURDER MERELY ON THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES WHO DID NOT EVEN SEE THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME AND IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE CLAIM SURFACED JUST...