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PEOPLE vs SPO1 Ernesto Ulep

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SPO1 ERNESTO ULEP, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132547 | 2000-09-20

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

In the aftermath of an incident where a certain Buenaventura Wapili1 [Sometimes spelled "Wapille."] went berserk at Mundog Subdivision, Poblacion Kidapawan, Cotabato, in the early morning of 22 December 1995, Police Officer Ernesto Ulep was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by the trial court for killing Wapili. Ulep was also ordered to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs.2 [Decision penned by Judge Rodolfo M. Serrano, RTC-Br. 17, Kidapawan, Cotabato, prom. 28 October 1997.]

The evidence shows that at around two o' clock in the morning of 22...