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PEOPLE vs Ernesto De La Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO DELA CRUZ, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 118967 | 2000-07-14

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

In every criminal conviction, identification of the accused as the perpetrator of the crime naturally becomes the starting point of every inquiry. Likewise, the credibility of the identifying witness and his testimony become crucial to any conviction.

Ernesto dela Cruz appeals from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan, Branch 9,[1] Criminal Case No. 09-734, the dispositive part of which reads:

WHEREFORE, the Court hereby finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder defined and penalized by Art. 248 par. 1 and 5, Revised Penal Code, qualified by treachery and evident...