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PEOPLE vs Ernesto Icalla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO ICALLA y INES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 136173 | 2001-03-07

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

In Criminal Case No. 97-0128, the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City, Branch 109, found appellant Ernesto Icalla y Ines guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and imposed on him the penalty of death. Its decision is now before us on automatic review.

The Information against appellant reads:

That on or about the 20th day of May 1997 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, Ernesto Icalla y Ines with intent to kill, with evident premeditation and treachery did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously...