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People of the Philippines Vs. PO2 Eduardo Valdez & Edwin Valdez

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee Vs. PO2 Eduardo Valdez & Edwin Valdez, Accused-Appellants

G.R. No. 175602 | 2013-02-13



SPECIAL FIRST DIVISION

RESOLUTION

BERSAMIN, J.: 

The two accused were tried for three counts of murder by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 86, in Quezon City. On January 20, 2005, after trial, the RTC convicted them as charged, prescribed on each of them the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count, and ordered them to pay to the heirs of each victim P 93,000.00 as actual damages, P 50,000.00 as civil indemnity, and P 50,000.00 as moral damages. 

The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the RTC on July 18, 2006, subject to the modification that each of the accused pay to the heirs of each victim P 50,000.00 as civil indemnity,...