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PEOPLE Vs. Nestor Carriaga, Cosme Carriaga And Ben Palis, Accused-Appeellants.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NESTOR CARRIAGA, COSME CARRIAGA and BEN PALIS, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 135029 | 2003-09-12

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated February 27, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 30), Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, finding appellants Nestor Carriaga, Cosme Carriaga and Ben Palis guilty of Murder, sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay in solidum to the heirs of the deceased the amount of P49,713.75 as actual expenses, P50,000.00 as death indemnity, P50,000.00 for lost income and P100,000.00 as moral damages.

The facts are as follows:

On March 4, 1994, appellants Nestor Carriaga, Cosme Carriaga and Ben Palis were charged with Murder in an...