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Cristito R. Austria Vs. People Of The Phil., Et Al.

CRISTITO AUSTRIA y RODIS, petitioner-appellant, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, respondents-appellees.

G.R. No. 83530 | 1990-12-18

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The petitioner, the accused below, challenges the decision of the respondent, the Court of Appeals, 1 in CA-G.R. CR No. 03441 thereof, entitled "PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CRISTITO AUSTRIA, Accused-Appellant," an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court, sitting in Pasig, presided over by Hon. Milagros Caguioa.

The petitioner had been charged with murder, arising from the fatal shooting of Roberto Miranda on June 28, 1980, inside the San Miguel Magnolia Poultry farm compound, in Alfonso, Cavite. The evidence shows that:

It appears from the integrated testimonies of...