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PEOPLE Vs. Federico Toribio, Et Al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FEDERICO TORIBIO alias "FEDING", defendant-appellant. NARDING TORIBIO, REYSON TORIBIO and FREDDIE TORIBIO alias "EBOK", acquitted. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Francisco S. Pagaduan, Sr. counsel de oficio for defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 88098 | 1991-06-26

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

Federico Toribio appeals from the decision of Regional Trial Court, Branch 6 of the 6th Judicial Region, Kalibo, Aklan, dated 13 February 1989 convicting him of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim Romulo Sonio the sum of P30,000.00 as moral damages in addition to costs.

An information dated 11 November 1985, charged appellant Federico Toribio together with his co-accused Narding Toribio, Reyson Toribio and Freddie Toribio with the crime of murder committed as follows:

"That on or about the 3rd day of August 1985, in the...