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PEOPLE vs Felix Maderas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELIX MADERAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138975 | 2001-01-29

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 15580, promulgated on June 14, 1999, convicting appellant Felix Maderas of murder and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, thus:

WHEREFORE, premised on the foregoing legal discussions, the decision of the court a quo in Criminal Case No. 19781 is MODIFIED. Accused-appellant Felix Maderas is found GUILTY of MURDER and is accordingly sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. He is likewise hereby ordered to pay the heirs of Salvador Montefrio the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P4,840.00 for actual...