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PEOPLE vs. Dennis Mazo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DENNIS MAZO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 136869 | 2001-10-17

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

In an Information dated February 4, 1997, the Provincial Prosecutor of Romblon charged appellant Dennis Mazo before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of killing one Rafael Morada, Jr., thus:

That on or about the 10th day of January, 1997, at around 1:00 o'clock in the morning, in the Poblacion, municipality of Romblon, province of Romblon, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with intent to kill, did then and there, by means of treachery, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously attack, assault and strike with a knife, one RAFAEL MORADA, JR., inflicting upon the...