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PEOPLE vs Jimmy Alo and Leonardo An

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JIMMY ALO and LEONARDO AN, accused JIMMY ALO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 125533 | 2000-12-27

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] in Criminal Case No. 211-93, of the Regional Trial Court of Rosario, Batangas, Branch 87, finding accused-appellant Jimmy Alo guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim, Alfredo Cantos, the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity for his death; P63,695.00 as actual damages; P133,264.00 as compensation for lost income computed at P3,602.00 per month; P10,000.00 as attorney's fees; and costs of suit.

Together with Leonardo An, appellant was charged with murder in an Information which reads...