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PEOPLE vs Orlando Herrera de Leon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ORLANDO HERRERA DE LEON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126287 | 2001-04-16

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Makati, Branch 136, convicting Orlando Herrera de Leon of murder, and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Michael Oris, in the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

On May 2, 1988, Assistant Fiscal Leodegario C. Quilatan of Rizal filed with the Regional Trial Court, Makati an Information charging Orlando Herrera de Leon with homicide, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 28th day of April, 1988, in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction...