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PEOPLE vs Cesar Robles

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CESAR ROBLES y COMBATE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 136731 | 2001-01-18

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,1 Per Judge Vicente F. Landicho.1 dated April 14, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Lipa City, finding accused-appellant Cesar Robles y Combate guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the heirs of Antonio Lumbera in the amount of P50,000.00 for his death, and to pay to the said heirs the amount of P44,000.00 as actual damages, P20,000.00 as moral damages, and the costs.

The information2 Rollo, p.5.2 against the accused-appellant alleged:

That on or about the 4th day of April, 1987 at about 11:30 a.m. at P....