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PEOPLE Vs. Carlos Manansala

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CARLOS MANANSALA, appellant.

G.R. No. 147149 | 2003-07-08

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

For review by the Court is the decision of 21 February 2001, in Criminal Case No. C-53156, rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City, Branch 127,[1] finding appellant Carlos Manansala guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder, imposing on him the penalty of death, and ordering him to pay P50,000.00 civil indemnity, P80,000.00 moral damages and P90,000.00 exemplary damages.

The information that charged Carlos Manansala with murder read:

"That on or about the 21st day of January, 1997 in Kalookan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...