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PEOPLE vs Leo Abejuela And Welinido Samson

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEO ABEJUELA and WELINIDO SAMSON (at large), accused, / LEO ABEJUELA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134484 | 2002-01-30

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Masbate, Branch 48,[1] in Criminal Case No. 6102, finding accused-appellant Leo Abejuela guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amount of P50,000.00.

The facts are as follows:

On June 29, 1990 at around 8:00 p.m., Juresmundo Moradas and his wife, Leticia, left their house in Nipa, Palanas, Masbate to attend a benefit dance at Sitio San Mariano.

At 11:00 p.m., Juresmundo and Leticia left the...