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PEOPLE vs Ernesto San Juan y dela Pena

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO SAN JUAN Y DELA PENA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 144505 | 2002-08-06

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

It came from the mouth of the accused San Juan himself that the blood of the victim Cortez is on his hands. He claims that he killed his prey to defend himself, but the Court is not persuaded.

On January 17, 1996, an information was filed against the accused San Juan, viz:

"The undersigned accuses ERNESTO SAN JUAN Y DELA PEá'A alias NESTOR BUWANG of the crime of Murder, committed as follows:

That on or about (the) 13th day of January 1996, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously, with intent to kill and with treachery and evident premeditation,...