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PEOPLE vs Edison Plazo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDISON PLAZO,[1] accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 120547 | 2001-01-29

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[2] dated January 16, 1995 of the Regional Trial Court of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Branch 30, convicting appellant of the crime of murder, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to pay the heirs of the victim P50,000.00 as indemnity, P15,712.00 as actual damages, P10,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs.

The facts, based on the records, are as follows:

On August 8, 1989, at around 4:00 in the afternoon, Leonor Fabula went out of her house in May-anao, Tigaon, Camarines Sur to buy sugar at a nearby store. When she reached the store, she saw...