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PEOPLE vs. DEOMEDES IGLESIA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DEOMEDES IGLESIA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132354 | 2001-09-13

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated August 8, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 1, Manila, finding accused-appellant Deomedes Iglesia guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim, Demetrio Agua, the amounts of P100,000.00 as moral damages, P30,000.00 as nominal damages, and P50,000.00 as civil indemnity.

The information against accused-appellant alleged -

That on or about the 31st day of March, 1994, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused did then and there willfully, unlawfully and...