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PEOPLE vs. ZALDY MENDOZA

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ZALDY MENDOZA y SEVILLA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 143702 | 2001-09-13

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated March 12, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 33, Iloilo City, finding accused-appellant Zaldy Mendoza guilty of the crime of robbery with homicide and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of the victim, Hernandez Abatay, in the amounts of P75,000.00 as actual damages and P50,000.00 as civil indemnity.

The information against accused-appellant charged -

That on or about the 7th day of July, 1994 in the City of Iloilo, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Court, said accused, armed with a knife,...