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PEOPLE vs. Coricor

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CIRILO CORICOR, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 48768 | 1947-12-04

D E C I S I O N

PERFECTO, J:

Appellant was sentenced to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Pedro Lego in the sum of P2,000, and to pay the costs, having been found by the lower court guilty of murder committed on September 15, 1941.
The evidence for the prosecution was presented on October 20 and 21, 1941, and the evidence for the defense on October 21 and 22, 1941. Six witnesses testified for the prosecution and their testimonies are in substance as follows:

1. Dr. Gregorio Peñalosa, 30, identified Exhibit A as written and signed by him which is a certification of the post-mortem examination he made on he...