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PEOPLE vs Rudy Sicad, Camelo Lobaton, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUDY SICAD, CAMELO LOBATON, MELCHOR SICAD, JOHNNY GUI?EZ and PAQUITO BERNIL, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 133833 | 2002-10-15

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

On appeal[1] is the Decision dated February 9, 1998,[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 31, Iloilo City in Criminal Case No. 38613 finding Rudy Sicad, Camelo Lobaton, Melchor Sicad, Johnny Guiñez and Paquito Bernil, accused-appellants, guilty of murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. They were likewise ordered to indemnify, jointly and severally, the heirs of the victim, Roberto Asturias, Sr., in the amount of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs.

The Information charging the accused-appellants with murder is quoted as follows:

INFORMATION

The provincial...