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PEOPLE vs George De La Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GEORGE DE LA CRUZ Y CERCADA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 111704 | 1999-03-17

D E C I S I O N


PURISIMA, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision of Branch 951 [Presided by Judge Aloysius C. Alday.] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, convicting appellant George de la Cruz y Cercada of the crime of robbery with homicide.

At about 9:00 p.m. of February 28, 1993, Branch Cashier Liza Sebastian of Andresons Group, Inc. was in the cashier's office and had just concluded counting the money and checks representing the day's remittances when she heard footsteps coming her way.

Realizing that she was the only person left at the office aside from security guard Jaime Fabian, she inquired if there was anybody else...