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People of the Philippines vs. Albert Teñoso y Lopez alias

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus Albert Teñoso y Lopez alias "Paking"and Edgardo Cocotan alias "Paot,"Appellants.

G.R. No. 188975 | 2010-07-05

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

At bench is an appeal from the March 19, 2009 Decision of the Court of Appeals[1] affirming with modification the February 7, 2007 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Tayug, Pangasinan, Branch 51. The RTC convicted the accused of the crime of Murder and sentenced both of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify, in solidum, the heirs of the victim in the liquidated sum of P300,000.00 as stipulated, and to pay the costs.[3]

In addition to what the RTC had imposed, the Court of Appeals ordered the accused to pay the heirs of the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

THE...