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PEOPLE Vs Arnel Mataro And Nick Perucho

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARNEL MATARO y ELIZAGA and NICK PERUCHO y SINGSON, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 130378 | 2001-03-08

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] [Rollo, pp. 24-38. ] dated January 29, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Branch 88, finding appellants herein Arnel Mataro and Nick Perucho guilty of murder, and sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Enrique Castillo, P725,000.00 as actual damages and P1,000,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs.

Two separate informations were filed against appellants, thus:

Q-93-41704 against accused Arnel Mataro

That on or about the 23rd day of October 1992 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines,...