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PEOPLE vs Cesar Bacus

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CESAR BACUS y VILLAHERMOSA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128617 | 2001-06-20

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated September 26, 1996, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Cebu City, finding accused-appellant Cesar Bacus guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim, Roel Sabejon, the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity and P6,000.00 as actual damages.

The information against accused-appellant alleged -

That on or about the 19th day of March 1995, at about 6:45 o'clock in the evening, in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, armed with a...