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PEOPLE vs Fausto Obedo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FAUSTO OBEDO y BORBAJO alias "TITING", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 123054 | 2003-06-10

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated February 1, 1995, of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 1), Tagum, Davao, insofar as it finds appellant Fausto Obedo guilty of robbery with homicide and sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victims the amount of P100,000.00 as civil indemnity for the deaths of spouses Wilfredo and Jinky Luayon, P40,000.00 as moral damages, and P100,000.00 as actual and compensatory damages, and to pay the costs.

On May 7, 1990, appellant was charged with Robbery with Homicide under Art. 294, par. 1, in relation to Arts. 293...