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Ricardo Balunueco vs CA and PEOPLE

Ricardo Balunueco, petitioner, vs. Court of Appeals and the People of the Philippines, respondents.

G.R. No. 126968 | 2003-04-09

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

On appeal by certiorari is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals affirming with modifications the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 68, convicting accused RICARDO BALUNUECO of homicide for the death of Senando Iguico and frustrated homicide for injuries inflicted upon his wife Amelia Iguico.

Of the five (5) original accused,[3] only petitioner Ricardo, accused Reynaldo, Juanito, all surnamed Balunueco, and Armando Flores were indicted in two (2) Informations, the first for homicide[4] and the second for frustrated homicide.[5] Again, of the four (4) indictees, only Ricardo and...