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People vs Ferigel Oliva 341 SCRA 78

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERIGEL OLIVA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 122110 | 2000-09-26

D E C I S I O N 

PARDO, J.: 

The Case 

The case is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan[1] finding accused Ferigel Oliva (hereinafter referred to as "Ferigel") guilty beyond reasonable doubt of arson and murder,[2] sentencing him to seventeen (17) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of reclusion temporal, for arson, and to reclusion perpetua for murder, ordering him to pay Avelino Manguba damages of two hundred pesos (P200.00), and to pay indemnity of fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) to the heirs of Benjamin Estrellon.[3] 

The Facts 

On August 23, 1993, at around...