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PEOPLE vs Renato Orpilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENATO ORPILLA @ ATONG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 118073 | 2002-01-25

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 43, in Criminal Case No. D-11602, convicting accused-appellant of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the deceased the sum of P50,000.00 as death indemnity, P30,000.00 as moral damages and another P30,000.00 as medical and funeral expenses, and the costs of suit.

The information against accused-appellant states:

That on or about December 6, 1992, in the evening at [S]itio Banaba, [B]arangay Binday, [Municipality] of San Fabian, [P]rovince...