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PEOPLE vs Billy De Leon, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BILLY DE LEON, DOMINADOR DE LEON and LEOPOLDO DE LEON, accused. / DOMINADOR DE LEON and LEOPOLDO DE LEON, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 129057 | 2001-01-22

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated January 30, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 38, Lingayen, Pangasinan, in Criminal Case No. L-5499, finding accused-appellants Leopoldo and Dominador, both surnamed de Leon, guilty of murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua and to pay, jointly and severally, the heirs of the deceased victim, Ignacio Jimenez, the sum of P15,000.00 as actual damages, P50,000.00 as compensatory damages and P50,000.00 as moral damages, as indemnity plus the cost of the suits.

The record shows that on July 23, 1996, Assistant City Prosecutor...