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PEOPLE. Vs. Claro Laureta, Jr.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CLARO LAURETA, JR., alias TITUS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31245 | 1988-03-25

D E C I S I O N


YAP, J.:

Claro Laureta, Jr., alias "Titus", appealed from the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Misamis Oriental, finding him guilty of murder, sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and ordering him to indemnify the heirs of Aparicio Albuera, Jr. in the amount of P12,000.00, with no subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs.

As found by the trial court, the facts of this case are as follows:

"In the evening of June 28, 1968, Dedicacion Albuera, wife of the victim, retired to her room as usual and went to bed. Her husband, Aparicio Albuera, Jr. was conversing with Ismael Javelona on...