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Arnaldo Mendoza vs. People of the Philippines

ARNALDO MENDOZA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 173551 | 2007-10-04

D E C I S I O N
 

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] and Resolution[2] dated 30 November 2005 and 5 July 2006, respectively, of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00446, affirming with modification the Decision[3] and Order[4] of the Lipa City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 12, dated 20 October 2004 and 24 November 2004, respectively, in Criminal Case No. 0582-98 convicting petitioner Arnaldo Mendoza of the crime of murder, and imposing upon him the supreme penalty of death plus civil indemnity, actual, moral and exemplary damages.

On 6 October 1998, petitioner and his relatives by affinity, namely, Manolito...