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PEOPLE vs Francisco Hapa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO HAPA y EBASCO, CLARO FERATERO y ENCINARES, AMADOR ESPA?O y OFALSA and CONRADO ENTERESO y HAPA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 125698 | 2001-07-19

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

Accused Francisco Hapa y Ebasco, Claro Feratero y Encinares, Amador Españo y Ofalsa and Conrado Entereso y Hapa[1] appeal from the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 52, Sorsogon, Sorsogon finding them guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder for the death of Leoniso Hermo, and sentencing each of them to reclusion perpetua, with all the accessory penalties provided therefor, and to indemnify jointly and severally, the heirs of the deceased Leoniso Hermo in the sum of P50,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay their proportionate share of the costs.

On July...