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PEOPLE vs. EUSEBIO PUNSALAN

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EUSEBIO PUNSALAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 145475 | 2001-11-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated August 13, 1999, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 55, Macabebe, Pampanga, finding accused-appellant Eusebio Punsalan[2] guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim, Bonifacio David, P100,000.00 as actual damages and P50,000.00 as indemnity.

The information against the accused-appellant and his co-accused, who is at large, alleged ÂÂ

That on or about the 2nd day of September, 1997 in the Municipality of Apalit, Province of Pampanga, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of...