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PEOPLE vs Cajumocan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Appellee, versus CORNELIO CAJUMOCAN, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 155023 | 2004-05-28

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:



On appeal is a Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Morong, Rizal, Branch 79 in Criminal Case No. 99-3576-M[1] finding appellant Cornelio Cajumocan y Birdin guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusiá³n perpetua, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim, Apolinario Mirabueno y Morao, the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as actual damages, and costs of the suit.



At 11:30 p.m. of September 30, 1999, while the deceased, Apolinario Mirabueno, was asleep beside his fourteen year...