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PEOPLE vs Herman Bato and Jacinto Bato

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HERMAN D. BATO @ HERMAN and JACINTO D. BATO @ MEO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 127843 | 2000-12-15

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

"Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise."

Proverbs 20: 1

What is before the Court is an appeal of Jacinto D. Bato and Herman D. Bato from the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Southern Leyte, Maasin1 In Criminal Case No. 1872, dated October 28, 1996, Judge Leandro T. Loyao, Jr., presiding.1 finding them guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder, sentencing them to reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim, the heirs of Reynaldo Sescon indemnity of fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), funeral expenses of two thousand four hundred and four pesos (P2,404.00), and costs.
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