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PEOPLE vs. Pedro Perreras

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. Pedro Perreras @ Pepot and BOY FERNANDEZ (at large), accused. / PEDRO PERRERAS @ PEPOT accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 139622 | 2001-07-31

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

ACCUSED-APPELLANT PEDRO PERRERAS alias "Pepot" was found guilty by the court a quo of murder for the killing of Estanislao Salo and sentenced to death. He was ordered to pay the heirs of the victim P75,000.00 for civil indemnity, P91,803.59 for actual and compensatory damages, P1,728,000.00 for lost earnings and P100,000.00 for moral damages. His conviction is now the subject of this automatic review.[1]

Meanwhile, his co-accused BOY FERNANDEZ has remained at large, hence is not included in this Decision.

On the night of 21 July 1998 in Bacayao Norte, Dagupan City, accused-appellant Pedro Perreras, a...