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PEOPLE vs Carlito Cortez and Gerry Espana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs.CARLITO CORTEZ and GERRY ESPANA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 131924 | 2000-12-26

D E C I S I O N 

BELLOSILLO, J.: 

CARLITO CORTEZ and GERRY ESPAá'A along with two (2) John Does were charged before the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City[1] with the murder of Dominador Bislig. Both Cortez and España were found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment.[2] They were also ordered to pay the heirs of the deceased the sum of P50,000.00 for indemnity and actual damages and P100,000.00 for moral damages. 

At ten o' clock in the evening of 20 August 1992 at Zone 9 Macanhan, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, M/Sgt Estefanio C. Anobling was in his yard. From there he saw Carlito Cortez playing...