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PEOPLE vs Rodolfo Castillano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO CASTILLANO alias “RODEL”, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130596 | 2002-02-15

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Negros Occidental, Branch 47, Bacolod City in Criminal Case No. 18102 convicting appellant Rodolfo Castillano, alias Rodel, of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Information dated December 18, 1996 charging the appellant of the crime of murder reads:

That on or about the 20th day of August, 1996, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the herein accused, without any justifiable cause or motive, being then armed with a .38 caliber...