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People of the Philippines Vs. Armando Rodas, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARMANDO RODAS[1] and JOSE RODAS, SR.,[2] Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 175881 | 2007-08-28

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Assailed before Us is the Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00289 which affirmed in toto the decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Branch XI, convicting accused-appellants Armando Rodas and Jose Rodas, Sr. of the crime of Murder.

For the death of one Titing Asenda, accused-appellant Jose Rodas, Sr., together with his sons Charlito, Armando, and Jose Jr., all surnamed Rodas, were charged with murder in an information which reads:

That, in the evening, on or about the 9th day of August, 1996, in the municipality of Siayan, Zamboanga del...