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PEOPLE vs Larry Lavapie, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LARRY LAVAPIE, SIMEON LACHANO, ARNOLD BUATES, SANTOS SAN PASCUAL, SR., SANTOS SAN PASCUAL, JR., REY SAN PASCUAL, BENIGNO CATINA, JR. and SEVERAL DOES, accused. / LARRY LAVAPIE and SANTOS SAN PASCUAL, SR., accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 130209 | 2001-03-14

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated December 16, 1996, of the Regional Trial Court of Iriga City, Branch 36,[2] finding accused-appellants Larry Lavapie and Santos San Pascual, Sr. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder, sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim, Sonny Sierva, jointly and severally, the amount of P7,000.00 as actual damages, P50,000.00 as death indemnity and P50,0000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

Accused-appellants Larry Lavapie and Santos San Pascual, Sr., together with...