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PEOPLE Vs. Nestor E. Espejo, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NESTOR ESPEJO y ESPINO, PABLO PAPIONA y CAHIPE and GENARO AGUIRRE, accused. NESTOR ESPEJO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 88662 | 1990-06-18

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Only accused-appellant Nestor Espejo y Espino invokes our review in this appeal from the decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Bulacan, Branch 12, in Criminal Case No. 76-M-87 promulgated on May 29, 1989, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the amount of P30,000.00. For lack of evidence, the other accused, Pablo Papiona, was acquitted while the third accused, Genaro Aguirre, was not tried and has remained at large. 2

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