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People of the Philippines Vs. Jesse Ballesta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JESSIE BALLESTA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181632 | 2008-09-25

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated 28 September 2007 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00121, which affirmed with modification the Decision,[2] dated 18 January 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), 10th Judicial Region, Branch 8, Malaybalay City, convicting the appellant Jessie Ballesta of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

A criminal Complaint[3] charging Raul Colongan, "John Doe" and "Peter Doe" with the crime of murder was filed before the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC), Don Carlos, Bukidnon, for preliminary...