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People vs. Aliben [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BONIFACIO ALIBEN, DIOSDADO NICOLAS and RONNIE NICOLAS, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 140404 | 2003-02-27

D E C I S I O N
 
AZCUNA, J.:
 
Before us is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Fifth Judicial Region, Branch 63, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, in Criminal Case No. RTC ’98-236 (Cal), finding appellants Bonifacio Aliben, Diosdado Nicolas and Ronnie Nicolas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty ofreclusion perpetua.

The Information[2] filed against appellants reads:
 
That on or about 6:00 o’clock in the evening of the 5th day of October, 1997, at Bgy. Siba-o, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of...