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PEOPLE vs Pedro Pascual

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PEDRO R. PASCUAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 127761 | 2000-04-28

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision1 [Penned by Judge Wilfredo Tumaliuan. Rollo, pp. 139-153.] of the Regional Trial Court of Roxas, Isabela, Branch 23, finding appellant Pedro Pascual y Reboca guilty of the crime of murder, in Criminal Case No. Br. 23-636, for the killing of Dr. Maximino P. Picio, Jr.

The appellant, Pedro R. Pascual, and a certain John Doe were charged with the crime of murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, in an amended Information dated July 13, 1995, which reads:

That on or about the 14th day of March, 1995, in the municipality of...