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PEOPLE vs. Modesto F. Cabuang, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MODESTO CABUANG y FLORES, NARDO MATABANG y SALVADOR, JOHN DOE and RICHARD DOE, defendants/appellants.

G.R. No. 103292 | 1993-01-27

D E C I S I O N

FELICIANO, J p:

Accused Modesto Cabuang and Nardo Matabang appeal from the judgment of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57 of San Carlos City, Pangasinan finding them guilty of robbery with rape and homicide, and imposing upon each of them a prison term of reclusion perpetua. They were also ordered to pay, jointly and severally, to the mother of the victim an indemnity of P50,000.00; the sum of P400.00 as the amount of P10,000.00 as moral damages; the sum of P46,495.00 as funeral expenses; and the costs of the suit.

The facts as found by the trial court may be summarized as follows:

On 14 October 1988, at around 11...