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People vs. Patrick De Luna

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PATRICK DE LUNA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 77969 | 1989-06-22

D E C I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J.:

Two main issues are raised by defendant-appellant in his appeal from the decision of Branch 10 of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City: (1) Whether or not the defendant-appellant entered a valid plea of guilty to the offense as charged in the information; and (2) Assuming that there was a valid plea of guilty, whether the accused may waive the presentation of evidence for the prosecution.

Charged with Murder before Branch 10 of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, under the following information, 


"That on or about the 17th day of December 1986, at about 7:00 P.M., in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and...