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People vs. De La Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUFINO DE LA CRUZ, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-45485 | 1978-09-19

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

Rufino de la Cruz appealed from the decision of the Court First Instance of Bulacan, convicting him of robo con homicidio and sentencing him to life imprisonment and to indemnify the heirs of Celso Manahan in the sum of P12,000 (Criminal Case No. 0122-M).

Celso Manahan was a nineteen-year old tricycle driver residing with his widowed mother, Cresenciana Santos, at Barrio Tabang, Guiguinto, Bulacan. Having been a polio victim his right leg was smaller than his left leg and he walked with a limp. On April 14, 1970, his mother bought a tricycle for P1,750. He and his brothers had been driving that tricycle for...