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PEOPLE vs Antonio Templo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO K. TEMPLO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133569 | 2000-12-01

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us on appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Branch 95 in Criminal Case No. Q-96-64724 convicting herein appellant, Antonio Templo y Katigbak, of the crime of murder.

It appears that on September 11, 1988, at around 5:30 o'clock in the after noon, Alexander Reyes was shot twice in the chest with a .38 caliber gun near his residence in Lipa City, Batangas. He died as a result thereof. During the police investigation of the case, two (2) witnesses, namely, Jovita Constantino and Anicia Abogade, identified appellant Antonio K. Templo as responsible for...