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PEOPLE vs Wilfredo Peralta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILFREDO PERALTA @ WILLIE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133267 | 2002-08-08

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated November 10, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, finding Wilfredo Peralta alias "Willie" guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer an imprisonment term of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of Chief PNP Inspector Arthur Rivera the sum of One Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifteen Pesos (P184,715.00) as actual damages, Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00) in moral damages, and Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) in indemnity damages.

The Information filed on September 22, 1994 accuses Wilfredo Peralta alias "Willie," Severo...