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PEOPLE. Vs. Jose Postrero

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE POSTRERO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 74061 | 1987-11-03

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The accused-appellant, Jose Postrero, appeals from the judgment of the Regional Trial Court of Masbate, Masbate, * convicting him of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P30,000.00, and to pay the costs.

The People's Brief summarizes the evidence for the prosecution as follows:

At around 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon of March 9, 1983, Francisco Gonzales, Jr., and Francisco Tanola, both farmers, left their farms situated adjacent each other in sitio Patag, Barangay Marcella, Uson, Masbate (pp. 3-5, 6, tsn, Jan....