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PEOPLE vs Anita Ayola, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANITA AYOLA y AREVALO and VALENTIN BARNESO (at large), accused, ANITA AYOLA y AREVALO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138923 | 2001-09-04

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Accused-appellant Anita Ayola y Arevalo was convicted by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 69, Silay City, Negros Occidental of the crime of murder for the alleged killing of her common-law husband, Eduardo Irog-Irog (a.k.a. Eddie Irog-Irog). She was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim the amount of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) representing actual, moral and exemplary damages.[1] Accused-appellant now appeals from said Decision, raising the following errors:

"1. The lower court erred seriously in sending and languishing in prison the...