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PEOPLE vs Edwin Alcodia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDWIN ALCODIA y SIMON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134121 | 2003-03-06

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Death, like a thief in the night, strikes at the most unexpected time. Ryan Feria, a 17-year old engineering student of the University of Baguio, was bound for home at San Felipe, Zambales when he boarded Victory Liner Bus No. 729 on October 3, 1996. It was to be his last journey.

Assailed in this appeal is the Decision[1] dated January 20, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65, Tarlac, Tarlac in Criminal Case No. 9396 finding accused-appellant Edwin Alcodia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to...