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PEOPLE vs Alex Rivera and Rogito Rivera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALEX RIVERA and ROGITO RIVERA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 125895 | 2002-07-04

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision dated January 22, 1996 of the Regional Trial Court, of Masbate, Masbate, Branch 47, in Criminal Case No. 6547, convicting brothers Alex and Rogito Rivera of two counts of murder and sentencing them as follows:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the guilt of the accused Alex Rivera and Rogito Rivera having been established beyond reasonable doubt, each of them is convicted of the crime of murder on two counts, for the deaths of Domingo Ramos and Percelina Ramos and each is sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua on two counts; to indemnify the heirs of...