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PEOPLE vs Sgt. Rogelio Repiroga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILLIPEOPLEINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SGT. ROGELIO REPIROGA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138451 | 2001-05-17

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

SGT. ROGELIO REPIROGA appeals from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Morong, Rizal, finding him guilty of murder, aggravated by treachery and evident premeditation, and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the deceased Sgt. Eduardo H. Dino P50,000.00 for moral damages, another P50,000.00 for civil indemnity, and still another P50,000.00 for exemplary damages.[1]

Accused-appellant was a member of the Philippine Army at the NCO Academy, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal. He lived inside Camp Capinpin with his family. Sometime in 1996 a...