Back

People of the Philippines vs. Elmercito Manalo y Dulay.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ELMERCITO MANALO y DULAY, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173054 | 2006-12-06

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 
 
This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] dated March 6, 2006 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01816 affirming with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cavite City, Branch 88, in Crim. Case No. 308-98 finding appellant Elmercito Manalo y Dulay guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P100,000.00 as moral damages, P44,280.00 as actual damages, and P50,000.00 exemplary damages. 
 
On October 9, 1998, an Information was...