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PEOPLE Vs. Rufino Demonteverde

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SPO1 RUFINO DEMONTEVERDE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124978 | 1998-05-19

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J:

Accused-appellant SPO1 Rufino Demonteverde seeks the reversal of the December 29, 1995 decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 26, Iloilo City, finding him guilty of murder qualified by treachery. He was sentenced therein to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased, Mario Ancuña, Jr., in the sums of P50,000.00 as death indemnity, P38,543.00 as actual damages, and P30,000.00 as moral damages. 1

The information in Criminal Case No. 42760 alleges -

That on or about October 21, 1993, in the Municipality of Sara, Province of Iloilo, Philippines, and within...