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People of the Phil. Vs. Zaldy Garcia Y Ancheta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff- Appellee, versus ZALDY GARCIA y ANCHETA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No.174479 | 2008-06-17

DECISION


BRION, J.:

We review in this appeal the May 31, 2006 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals ("CA") in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02075 affirming with modification the decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court ("RTC"), Branch 67, Bauang, La Union. This RTC decision found the accused-appellant Zaldy Garcia y Ancheta ("appellant") guilty of the crime of murder qualified by treachery, attended by the special aggravating circumstance of use of an unlicensed firearm. The RTC imposed the death penalty on the appellant.

Background Facts

The prosecution charged the appellant before the RTC with the crimes of murder and violation of Republic Act...