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PEOPLE vs Rodolfo Barro, Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO BARRO, JR.,[1]

G.R. No. 129892 | 2000-10-16

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

For review is the decision of the Court of Appeals,[2] in CA-G.R. No. 18290, which affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur, Branch 32, convicting appellant of the crime of murder. The Court of Appeals increased the penalty to reclusion perpetua and accordingly certified the case to this Court for review, pursuant to Rule 124, Section 13, of the Rules of Court.

The case for the prosecution, as summarized by the Office of the Solicitor General, is as follows:[3]

At about 10:30 o'clock in the evening of 31 October, 1992, witness Villaruel was in his house, with his...