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PEOPLE vs Merlindo Belaje

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MERLINDO BELAJE, alias "Merlindo or Merlin," accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 125331 | 2000-11-23

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court Tacloban City, Branch 8,[1] in Criminal Case No. 94-12-524 sentencing appellant Merlindo Belaje to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for the crime of murder.

The conviction of the appellant stemmed from an information reading as follows:

That on or about the 24th day of June, 1994, in the Municipality of Babatngon, Province of Leyte, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with deliberate intent to kill and with treachery and evident premeditation, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully...