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PEOPLE Vs. Eric Baltazar Y Villaruel

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ERIC BALTAZAR Y VILLARUEL, appellant.

G.R. No. 143126 | 2003-07-31

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 109, Pasay City, finding appellant Eric Baltazar y Villaruel guilty of the crime of murder, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P50,000.[2]

The information filed against him reads:

That on or about the 14th day of October, 1998 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, Eric Baltazar y Villaruel with intent to kill, with treachery and evident premeditation, did then and there...