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PEOPLE vs Bienvenido De La Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. BIENVENIDO DE LA CRUZ Y MAHUSAY, appellant.

G.R. No. 140513 | 2003-11-18

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

On appeal is the decision,[1] dated August 23, 1999, of the Regional Trial Court of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Branch 8, in Criminal Case No. 8381-97, convicting the herein appellant of the crimeBienvenido de la Cruz y Mahusay of murder in Criminal Case No. 8381-97 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the sum of P50,000.

The information charging herein appellant, Bienvenido dela Cruz y Mahusay, of the crime of murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of tthe Revised Penal Code, as amended by RA 7659, read:

That on or about the 25th day...