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PEOPLE vs Radel Gallarde

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RADEL GALLARDE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133025 | 2000-02-17

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Regional Trial Court of Tayug, Pangasinan, Branch 51, finding accused-appellant Radel Gallarde1 [Spelled GALLARDI in the Information but corrected, upon order of the trial court made in open court on 17 December 1997 when accused told the court that his surname is GALLARDE (TSN, 17 December 1997, 5)] (hereafter GALLARDE) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder in Criminal Case No. T-1978 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of Editha Talan (hereafter EDITHA) the amount of P70,000 as actual damages.2...