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PEOPLE vs Oposculo, Baril and Baracas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CIRILO OPOSCULO, JR. alias "BONG", JAIME BARIL alias "METONG", WILFREDO BARACAS alias "ADIONG,"accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 124572 | 2000-11-20

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Pangasinan, Branch 54, Alaminos convicting accused Cirilo Oposculo alias "Bong", Jaime Baril alias "Metong" and Wilfredo Baracas alias "Adiong" of murder and sentencing each of them to reclusion perpetua and to pay P100,000.00 as moral damages and P50,000.00 as civil indemnity.

On February 7, 1991, 4th Assistant Prosecutor Serapio C. Bravo of Pangasinan filed with the Regional Trial Court, Pangasinan, Alaminos an information[2] charging accused and one Ernesto Fernandez, Sr., with murder, committed as follows:

"That on or about October...