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PEOPLE vs. FRANCISCO L. CALPITO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. FRANCISCO L. CALPITO alias “Francis,” appellant.

G.R. No. 123298 | 2003-11-27

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

On appeal is the decision dated July 5, 1994 of the Regional Trial Court of Tacloban City[1] in Criminal Case No. 91-01-59 finding appellant Francisco Calpito alias "Francis" guilty of the crime of Murder, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P50,000.[2]

Appellant was charged with the crime of Robbery with Homicide under an information which reads, as follows:

That on or about the 21st day of November, 1990, in the City of Tacloban, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused,...