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People vs. J. Concepcion y Perez

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JOEY CONCEPCION y PEREZ, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 169060 [Formerly G.R. No. 154915] | 2007-02-06

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals affirming with modification the Judgment[2] dated 24 June 2002 of the Regional Trial Court[3] (RTC) Branch 12 of Malolos, Bulacan, finding appellant Joey Concepcion y Perez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

In an Amended Information[4] filed by Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Salvador R. Santos, Jr. on 1 December 1998, appellant was charged with murder, thus:

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