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PEOPLE Vs. Joselito Dela Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JOSELITO DELA CRUZ y DAMASO, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 138931-32 | 2003-07-17

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is an automatic review of the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Cabanatuan City, Branch 27, in Criminal Case No. 7966-AF, convicting appellant Joselito dela Cruz y Damaso of murder, sentencing him to suffer the death penalty and directing him to pay the heirs of the victim Romeo B. Domingo indemnity in the amount of P50,000 and actual damages in the amount of P56,607.

On December 22, 1997, an Information charging the appellant with murder was filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cabanatuan City, docketed as Criminal Case No. 7966-AF, which reads:

That on or about the 19th day of...