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PEOPLE vs Victor Hate

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTOR HATE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 145712 | 2002-09-24

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon, Branch 52, in Criminal Case No. 98-4583, convicting accused-appellant Victor Hate of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim the sum of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P15,000.00 as reasonable actual expenses and to pay the cost.

The Information against accused-appellant reads:

That on or about 12:00 midnight of December 31, 1997, at barangay Central, municipality of Casiguran, province of Sorsogon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of...