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People vs. Carlito De Leon, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CARLITO DE LEON, BIEN DE LEON, CORNELIO AKA "NELIO" CABILDO and FILOTEO DE LEON, Appeellants.

G.R. No. 180762 | 2009-03-04

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated May 21, 2007 in CA-G.R. CR No. 26390 which affirmed with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Nueva Ecija, Branch 35[2] finding herein appellants guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of arson and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the private complainant P2,000.00 as temperate damages and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages.

On June 14, 1989, an Information[3] was filed charging Gaudencio Legaspi, Carlito de Leon, Bien de Leon, Cornelio Cabildo and Filoteo de Leon with the...