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People of the Philippines Vs. Benjie Consorte y Franco

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENJIE CONSORTE y FRANCO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 194068 | 2014-07-09

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

PEREZ, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 27 May 2010 in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01806. The CA affirmed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 67, Binangonan, Rizal, which found Benjie Consorte y Franco (appellant) guilty of Murder, sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and directed him to indemnify the heirs of Elizabeth Palmar (Elizabeth) the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P29,500.00 as actual damages. The CA, however, modified the judgment of the trial court in...