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PEOPLE vs Nestor Mira, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NESTOR MIRA, JURY GONZALES, PLACIDO GONZALES, JR., accused, NESTOR MIRA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 12313 | 2000-10-02

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, Branch 41, in Criminal Case No. 3424 finding appellant, Nestor Mira, guilty of the crime of murder, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment (sic) and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity. Co-accused Jury Gonzales and Placido Gonzales, Jr., remain at-large.

Appellant is a 50-year-old farmer residing in San Mariano, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. Co-accused Jury Gonzales and Placido Gonzales, Jr., are the brother and father, respectively, of...