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PEOPLE vs. Damaso Del Valle, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DAMASO DEL VALLE, CARLOS LACABA and ROBERTO LACABA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-49181 | 1981-03-27

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

From the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Laguna, Branch VI, imposing upon them the penalty of reclusion perpetua for the murder of Mario Cursunada and ordering them to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P12,000.00 and to pay the costs, Roberto Lacaba, Carlos Lacaba and Damaso del Valle interposed the instant joint appeal. A fourth accused, John Doe, has up to the present remained at large and unidentified.

The facts, as established by the prosecution, quoting from the appellee's brief, are as follows:

"On May 5, 1971, the municipality of Bay, consisting, among others, of the...