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People of the Phil. Vs. Charlie Villa Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VERSUS CHARLIE VILLA, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLEELLANT.

G.R. No. 179278 | 2008-03-28

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated 13 March 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00859 which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 9 October 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Antipolo, Rizal, Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 35, finding appellant Charlie Villa, Jr. guilty of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

In an Information dated 6 October 1997, appellant Charlie Villa, Jr. was charged before the RTC of Antipolo, Rizal with the crime of murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended. The accusatory portion of the...