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People vs. Lozano (People vs. Oco)

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SPO1 ARMANDO LOZANO @ AMID, (acquitted) DAVE SAMSON, (acquitted) EUTIQUIANO PACANA, JR., @ TOKING PACANA, (acquitted) and RAUL OCO @ BOY USHER, accused, / RAUL OCO @ BOY USHER, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137370-71 | 2003-09-29

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is an Automatic Review of the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 7, in Criminal Cases Nos. CBU- 46172-73 finding appellant Raul "Boy Usher" Oco guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of murder and frustrated murder, and imposing the supreme penalty of death. The antecedent facts are as follows:

On January 19, 1998, the appellant, together with Armando "Amid" Lozano, Dave Samson and Eutiquiano[2] "Toking" Pacaña, Jr. were charged with murder and frustrated murder in the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 7. The Information for murder...