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People of the Phil. Vs. Mukim Eling Y Manalac

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MUKIM ELING y MA?ALAC, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 178546 | 2008-04-30

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Appellant Mukim Eling y Mañalac assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 13 July 2006 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00191-MIN, affirming with modification the Decision[2] dated 1 October 2001 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of the Ninth Judicial Region, Branch 16, Zamboanga City, in Criminal Case No. 16315. The RTC found appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder.

On 7 September 1999, an Information[3] was filed before the RTC charging appellant of Murder, the accusatory portion thereof, reads:

That on or about September 2, 1999, in the City of Zamboanga,...