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PEOPLE vs Nardo Espero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NARDO C. ESPERO a.k.a. DUEG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 117749 | 2000-12-01

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 44, in Criminal Case No. D-12290 convicting appellant Nardo C. Espero of the crime of murder.

Nardo C. Espero a.k.a. Dueg was charged with the crime of murder as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, in an Information that reads:

That on or about the 26th day of November, 1993, in the City of Dagupan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, NARDO C. ESPERO @ Dueg, being then armed with a bladed weapon, with treachery,...