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PEOPLE vs Jose Silvestre

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE SILVESTRE y CRUZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 127573 | 1999-05-12

D E C I S I O N


GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision1 [Penned by Judge Benjamin M. Aquino, Jr., Rollo. pp. 12-17.] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malabon, Branch 72, dated August 7, 1996, finding the accused appellant Jose Silvestre y Cruz alias Jojo Bungo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder in Criminal Case No. 16579-MN.

The accused, Jose Silvestre y Cruz alias Jojo Bungo, was charged with the crime of murder in an information2 [Rollo. p. 6.] that reads:

"That on or about the 18th day of January, 1996, in the Municipality of Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of...