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People vs. Jesus G. Retubado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JESUS G. RETUBADO alias "JESSIE", appellant.

G.R. No. 124058 | 2003-12-10

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Toledo City, Branch 29, in Criminal Case No. TCS-2153 convicting the appellant Jesus G. Retubado of murder, sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, and directing him to indemnify the heirs of the victim Emmanuel Cañon the sum of P50,000.00.

The appellant was indicted for murder in an Information, the accusatory portion of which reads:

That on the 5th day of November, 1993 at 9:30 o'clock in the evening, more or less, at Barangay I Poblacion, Municipality of Tuburan, Province of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...