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PEOPLE vs Roger Lamasan

People of the Philippines, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROGER LAMASAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138265 | 2003-05-29

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

On appeal is the Decision of October 6, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 23, in Criminal Case No. 48021 finding Roger Lamasan (appellant) guilty of murder for killing Rolando Parreñas, Jr. (the victim).

On August 29, 1997, appellant was, by Amended Information,[1] charged with murder allegedly committed as follows:

That on or about July 15, 1997, in the Municipality of Mina, Province of Iloilo, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with treachery and evident premeditation, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and...