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PEOPLE Vs. Satur Aposaga y Gutierrez.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. SATUR APOSAGA y GUTIEREZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 127153 | 2003-10-23

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

On appeal before us is a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental, Branch 55, meting the penalty of reclusion perpetua on Satur Aposaga y Gutierrez upon finding him guilty of the crime of murder.

Appellant Satur Aposaga y Gutierrez[1] was charged in an information which reads:

That on or about the 28th day of March 1992, in the Municipality of Hinigaran, Province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with bladed weapon and small ax, with evident premeditation, treachery and with intent...