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PEOPLE vs Demetrio Hubilla, Jr., et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DEMETRIO HUBILLA, JR. and SALVADOR PALLE, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 114904 | 1996-01-29

DAVIDE, JR., J.:


Accused-appellants Demetrio Hubilla, Jr. and Salvador Palle, members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographic Unit (CAFGU) based in Sta. Cruz, Casiguran, Sorsogon, appeal from the decision of Branch 53 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Sorsogon 1 finding them guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder in Criminal Case No. 91-2987 and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Antonio Rosas, in the amount of P50,000.00. The accusatory portion of the information under which they were tried reads as follows:

That on or about the 14th day of June, 1991,...