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PEOPLE vs Jesus Moriles, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JESUS MORILES, JR., y QUEBEC, appellant.

G.R. No. 153248 | 2004-03-25

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On automatic review is the decision[1] dated February 15, 2002, in Criminal Case No. 2883, of the Regional Trial Court of Carigara, Leyte, Branch 13, finding herein appellant Jesus Moriles, Jr., guilty of murder and imposing upon him the penalty of death, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim, Gary Basco, the sum of P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P19,000.00 as actual damages, and P50,000.00 as moral damages.

In an Information dated May 19, 1999, the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte accused Jesus Moriles, Jr., of murder, as follows:

That on or about the 13th day of March, 1994, in the municipality...