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People vs Herson Florague

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HERSON FLORAGUE y ESTALILLA, CHRISTOPHER FLORAGUE, and LEONARDO ALCANTARA, accused, / HERSON FLORAGUE y ESTALILLA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134779 | 2001-07-06

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated April 30, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 67, Bauang, La Union, insofar as it finds accused-appellant Herson Florague y Estalilla guilty of murder and sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Egilberto Estalilla, in the amount of P400,000.00.

Accused-appellant, together with accused Christopher Florague and Leonardo Alcantara, was charged with the crime of murder under the following information-

That on or about the 13th day of August 1995, at Brgy. Gana, Municipality of Caba, Province of La Union,...