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PEOPLE vs Ferdinand Muerong

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERNANDO MUERONG y FAJARDO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132318 | 2001-07-06

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 63, Tarlac, Tarlac finding accused-appellant Fernando Muerong y Fajardo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Information dated May 7, 1996 charging accused-appellant with the crime of murder which reads:

That on or about the 13th day of January 1996 at around 8:30 o' clock in the evening at Brgy. Tangcarang, Municipality of Gerona, Province of Tarlac, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...