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PEOPLE vs. PERCIVAL GONZA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PERCIVAL GONZA Y BORRAL, appellant.

G.R. No. 138612 | 2003-11-11

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision[1] dated December 14, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bulan, Sorsogon, Branch 65, in Criminal Case No. 116, finding appellant Percival Gonza guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder for the killing of Virgilio Mortega, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the heirs of the victim P50,000 as actual damages, P50,000 as indemnity, and P50,000 as moral damages.

It was August 16, 1996, and Virgilio Mortega was attending the second day of the wake of his kin, Ramil Mortega. Singing all night long, Virgilio had no inkling...