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PEOPLEvs Pedro Ramirez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PEDRO RAMIREZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 138261 | 2001-04-17

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The credibility of witnesses and their testimonies is best assessed by the trial court, which had the opportunity to observe their demeanor and conduct on the stand. Moreover, reclusion perpetua is an indivisible penalty; hence, it is imposed in its entirety.

The Case

Pedro Ramirez appeals the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Ormoc City (Branch 35) in Criminal Case No. 4195-O, finding him guilty of murder and sentencing him to "suffer imprisonment of forty (40) years reclusion perpetua."

Ormoc City Prosecutor Alberto L. Canopio filed an Information dated June 16, 1993, charging appellant...