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PEOPLE vs Arturo Nicolas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ARTURO NICOLAS y RINGOR, appellant.

G.R. No. 137782 | 2003-04-01

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 66, Makati City, finding appellant Arturo Nicolas y Ringor guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder for the killing of Delbie Bermejo (the victim) and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim the amount of P127,500.00 as liquidated damages and P50,000.00 as moral damages.

In an Information[2] dated January 5, 1998, appellant was indicted as follows:

That on or about the 1st day of January, 1998, in the City of Makati, Philippines, a place within the jurisdiction of this...