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PEOPLE vs Ranil Duetes, at al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RANIL DUETES (at large), BASILIO QUIJADA @ “KOKOY,” (at large), REYMAN FONCARDAS & RITCHIE DEQUI?A (at large), accused, / REYMAN FONCARDAS, appellant.

G.R. No. 144598 | 2004-02-06

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

From the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Davao City finding appellant Reyman Foncardas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of Napoleon Erno (the victim) P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral damages, appellant comes to this Court on appeal.

Appellant, together with Ranil Duetes, Basilio Quijada alias "Kokoy" and Ritchie Dequiña, was indicted for murder under an information dated September 1, 1997 which reads:

The undersigned accuses the above named accused of the...