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PEOPLE vs. PEDRO CARINO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PEDRO CARINO @ "ORLANDO" accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129960 | 2001-08-28

D E C I S I O N 

QUISUMBING, J.: 

On appeal is the decision[1] dated December 3, 1996, of the Regional Trial Court of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Branch 23, finding appellant Pedro Cariño @ "Orlando" guilty of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim, Edmundo[2] Milan, the amount of P50,000.00 for loss of life, and P67,805.00 for burial and funeral expenses. 

Appellant was charged with murder in an Information which reads: 

That on or about the 16th day of September, 1992, in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines, and within...