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PEOPLE vs EDUARDO TUMAYAO, alias LEONALDO TUMAYAO, and LEONILO TUMAYAO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDUARDO TUMAYAO, alias LEONALDO TUMAYAO, and LEONILO TUMAYAO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 137045 | 2001-04-16

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated December 11, 1991, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 28, Mandaue City, finding accused-appellants Eduardo Tumayao, alias Leonaldo Tumayao, and Leonilo Tumayao guilty of murder and sentencing them both to suffer an indeterminate sentence of twelve (12) years, five (5) months, and eleven (11) days of reclusion temporal, as minimum, to reclusion perpetua, as maximum, and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Romulo Cañete in the amount of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs. Originally taken to the Court of Appeals, the appeal was certified to this Court by the...