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PEOPLE vs Jovencio Pacantara

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOVENCIO PACANTARA y MASON,* accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 140896 | 2002-05-07

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

Accused-appellant Jovencio Pacantara (hereafter JOVENCIO) appeals from the decision[1] of 5 August 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Marikina City, Branch 272, in Criminal Case No. 98-2394-MK, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to pay the heirs of Dominador Drillon (hereafter DOMINADOR) the amount of P50,000 as indemnity, P15,500 as funeral expenses, and P20,000, as moral damages.

The accusatory portion of the Information[2] under which JOVENCIO was arraigned, tried and convicted reads as follows:

That on or...