Ex-village chief gets 12 years jail term
A regional trial court handed down a guilty verdict on a former barangay chairman in Jaen, Nueva Ecija who killed a man 13 years ago.
Presiding Judge Celso Baguio, of Branch 34 meted Emmanuel Leabres a jail term of 6 to 12 years for the fatal shooting of Leoncio dela Peña in Barangay San Pablo last June 15, 1995.
The court also ordered the accused to pay Dela Peña heirs P50,000 in actual damages and P50,000 in moral damages, P28,000 in actual damages and P50,000 in attorney’s fees and litigation expenses.
Lawyer Rogelio Velarde, counsel for Leabres, asked the court for 15 days to file a motion for reconsideration.
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