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PEOPLE vs Alvin Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ALVIN VILLANUEVA, appellant.

G.R. No. 139177 | 2003-08-11

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

For automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 32, stationed in Agoo, La Union, finding appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify the heirs of the victim in the amounts of P50,000 as civil indemnity, P600,000 for actual damages and P1,000,000 for lost earnings.

The information that charged appellant for the offense alleged:

That on or about the 16th day of November, 1996, in the Municipality of Rosario, Province of La Union, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...