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PEOPLE vs Jose Casitillon III & John Doe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE CASTILLON III and JOHN DOE, accused, / JOSE CASTILLON III, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132718 | 2001-10-05

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 23, in Criminal Case No. 46966, finding accused-appellant Jose Castillon III guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The information against accused-appellant alleges:

That on or about the 5th day of September, 1996, in the City of Iloilo, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Court the above-named accused armed with unlicensed firearm, conspiring and confederating with his companion whose identity is not yet...