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People vs. PO2 Eduardo Valdez and Edwin Valdez 663 SCRA 272

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs.PO2 EDUARDO VALDEZ and EDWIN VALDEZ, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 175602 | 2012-01-18

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
 
The sufficiency of the allegations of the facts and circumstances constituting the elements of the crime charged is crucial in every criminal prosecution because of the ever-present obligation of the State to duly inform the accused of the nature and cause of the accusation.
 
The accused were tried for and convicted of three counts of murder on January 20, 2005 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 86, in Quezon City. They were penalized with reclusion perpetua for each count, and ordered to pay to the heirs of each victim P93,000.00 as actual damages, P50,000.00 as...