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PEOPLE vs Cesar Givera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CESAR GIVERA y GAROTE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132159 | 2001-01-18

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 102, Quezon City finding accused-appellant Cesar Givera y Garote guilty of murder of Eusebio Gardon y Arrivas and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua with the accessory penalties prescribed by law, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the amount of P50,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs of the suit.

The information in this case, dated April 10, 1995, charged as follows:

That on or about the 2nd day of May, 1993, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused...