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PEOPLE vs Felixberto Lao-as

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELIXBERTO LAO-AS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126396 | 2001-06-29

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated May 29, 1996 of the Regional Trial Court of Bulacan, Branch 22, in Criminal Case No. 2303-M-91, convicting Felixberto Lao-as for murder, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay the victim's heirs indemnity in the amount of P50,000.00 with 6% interest from the time of filing the information with the trial court.[2]

The information against appellant dated November 19, 1991 alleged:

That on or about the 25th day of December, 1988, in the municipality of Marilao, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this...