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PEOPLE vs Roger dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROGER DELA CRUZ y DOE, appellant.

G.R. No. 152176 | 2003-10-01

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Branch 63, in Criminal Case No. RTC '99-323, finding appellant Roger Dela Cruz y Doe guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the heirs of the victim the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs.

On December 28, 1998, an Information for Murder was filed against Roger Dela Cruz y Doe. The Information reads:

That on or about 10:00 o'clock in the evening of...