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Eduardo L. Baxinela vs. The People of the Philippines

EDUARDO L. BAXINELA, Petitioner-Appeellant, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent-Appellee.

G.R. No. 149652 | 2006-03-24



SECOND DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 

AZCUNA, J.: 

Petitioner SPO2 Eduardo L. Baxinela assails his conviction for the crime of homicide by the Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aklan[1] (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 4877, as affirmed with modification by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 23348. 

On February 19, 1997, an Information charging Baxinela with the crime of homicide was filed as follows:[2] 

That on or about the 19th day of October , 1996, early in the morning, at Poblacion, Municipality of Kalibo, Province of Aklan, Republic of the Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...