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PEOPLE vs Jaime Castillano Sr, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JAIME CASTILLANO, SR. alias "Talino," RONALD CASTILLANO alias "Nono" and JAIME CASTILLANO, JR. alias "Junjun," accused, / RONALD CASTILLANO alias "Nono" and JAIME CASTILLANO, JR. alias "Junjun," appellants.

G.R. No. 139412 | 2003-04-02

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Pili, Camarines Sur, Branch 31, in Criminal Case No. P-2542, convicting appellants Ronald Castillano alias "Nono" and Jaime Castillano, Jr. of murder, meting on each of them the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering them to pay, jointly and severally, damages to the heirs of the victim Diosdado Volante.

The Evidence or the Prosecution

Diosdado Volante, who eked out a living as a farmer, his wife Luz,[2] and their four children lived in their farmland located in the outskirt of Sitio Danawan, Barangay Sagrada, Bula, Camarines...