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PEOPLE Vs. Cristito Latasa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CRISTITO LATASA, appellant.

G.R. No. 144331 | 2003-08-19

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

CRISTITO LATASA was found guilty of murder by the Regional Trial Court of Digos, Davao del Sur, and sentenced to reclusion perpetua and ordered to pay the heirs of his victim P50,000.00 in civil indemnity, P60,000.00 as actual damages, P200,000.00 as moral damages and P100,000.00 as exemplary damages.[1] Latasa now comes to us appealing his conviction.

The assailed Decision is the culmination of events which began early morning of 11 August 1996 when an intruder shot Atty. Dominador "Nenen" Calamba V in his house in Quezon Avenue, Digos, Davao del Sur. The circumstances of his death were testified to by his...