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PEOPLE vs Henry Benito

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HENRY BENITO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128072 | 1999-02-19

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

Accused-appellant Henry Benito interposes the present appeal, seeking a reversal of the June 24, 1996 Decision1 [Rollo, pp. 18-31.] of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 43,2 [Judge Silverio Q. Castillo, presiding.] in Criminal Case No. D-8575, which found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.

The Information against him alleges as follows:

"That on or about February 4, 1988 in the evening at barangay Sonquil, Municipality of Sta. Barbara, province of Pangasinan, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a...