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People of the Phil. vs. Juan De La Tonga Y Perante

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JUAN DELA TONGA y PERANTE, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 170361 | 2007-09-25

R E S O L U T I O N
 

CARPIO, J.:

This is an appeal interposed by appellant Juan dela Tonga y Perante (appellant) from the Decision dated 28 July 2005 of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 00702 which affirmed the Decision dated 3 July 2002 of the Regional Trial Court[2] (RTC) of Malabon City, Branch 170, in Criminal Case No. 20004-MN finding him guilty of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

At around 3:00 a.m. of 4 October 1998, Reynaldo Galura (Galura) was on his way home in Dagat-Dagatan, Malabon together with his two companions, Ernie Demate (Demate) and Rannie Garcia (Garcia)....