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PEOPLE vs Joseph Cajurao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JOSEPH CAJURAO, appellant.

G.R. No. 122767 | 2004-01-20

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of South Cotabato, Branch 26, convicting the appellant Joseph Cajurao of murder; sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim Santiago Betita P50,000 as civil indemnity and P20,000 as actual damages.

On December 22, 1993, an Information was filed charging the appellant of murder, the accusatory portion of which reads:

That on or about the 29th day of November, 1993 at Poblacion, Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of...