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PEOPLE vs Roberto Pansensoy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO PANSENSOY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 140634 | 2002-09-12

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated September 13, 1999 in Criminal Case No. 94-11527 of the Regional Trial Court of Antipolo City, Branch 73, convicting appellant Roberto Pansensoy ("appellant" for brevity) of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. The trial court also ordered appellant to pay the heirs of the victim P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P40,000.00 as actual damages and P20,000.00 as moral damages.

The Charge

Asst. Provincial Prosecutor Rolando L. Gonzales filed an Information[2] charging appellant with the crime of...