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PEOPLE vs Norberto Loreno, Felix Leal, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NORBERTO LORENO, FELIX LEAL, SERAFIN RASCON, JOHN EDWARD LEYSA, and LARRY MOQUERIO, accused. / JOHN EDWARD LEYSA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130889 | 2002-06-06

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] dated February 3, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 38, in Criminal Case No. 35871, finding appellants John Edward Leysa and Norberto Loreno guilty of murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to pay the heirs of Igmedio Larupay jointly and solidarily the amount of P48,100 as actual damages and P50,000 as civil indemnity, and to pay the costs.

The Information filed against Norberto Loreno, Felix Leal, Serafin Rascon, John Edward Leysa and Larry Moquerio reads as follows:

That on or about December 26, 1990, in the...