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PEOPLE vs. Rolando N. Gardon

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO GARDON Y NAGA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-58172 | 1984-05-28

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The accused, Rolando Gardon y Naga, appeals his conviction for Murder by the Circuit Criminal Court of Cebu City (Criminal Case No. CCC-XIV-2133-Cebu), sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the decease Placio Angus, Jr., in the sum of P12,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay proportionate costs.

The Information included another accused, Osias Cajes, 1 but apparently he was not brought to trial.

The People summed up its evidence thus:

"The evidence for the prosecution showed that at around 10:00 o'clock in the evening of April 27,...