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PEOPLE. Vs. Leoncio Jusep

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONCIO JUSEP, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-45722 | 1987-06-23

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

The records of this case were elevated to this Court from the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga del Norte, Branch III ** at Dipolog City for automatic review of the decision of December 23, 1976 which found Leoncio Jusep guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder and imposed on him the death penalty and other accessory penalties under the law, and the payment of an indemnity of P12,000 to the heirs of the victim, Jesus Gandola, plus the costs of the suit (Criminal Case No. 1118).

As gathered by the prosecution, the facts of the case are as follows:

Jesus Gandola was the administrator of the 28-hectare land...