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PEOPLE vs. Juanito Lorenzo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUANITO LORENZO alias "BUNGI", defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-32295 | 1984-09-12

D E C I S I O N


CUEVAS, J.:

Assailed and challenged in this appeal, is the decision of the Circuit Criminal Court-Fourth Judicial District of Nueva Ecija, in Criminal Case No. CCC-IV-161-NE, convicting JUANITO LORENZO of MURDER and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the victim Benito Bote in the amount of P12,000.00 plus P1,000.00 for funeral expenses; and to pay costs.

Appellant's attack against the aforesaid judgment of conviction is anchored on the following errors allegedly committed by the trial court - (1) in finding him guilty of MURDER; (2) in appreciating the qualifying circumstances of treachery...