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People of the Phil. Vs. Victoriano M. Abesamis

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus VICTORIANO M. ABESAMIS, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 140985 | 2007-08-28

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision[1] dated July 30, 1999 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 21860 finding accused-appellant Victoriano M. Abesamis guilty of murder and meting out the penalty of reclusion perpetua to him.

This is a story of a game of billiards with a tragic ending.

At around 6:00 p.m. of September 18, 1994, accused-appellant and his brother, Rodel Abesamis, were in the billiard hall located at Cruz corner Pepin Streets in Sampaloc, Manila. Accused-appellant played a game of billiards with Rogelio Mercado, Jr. called "rotation" where the first player who garners 61...