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People of the Phil. Vs. Rene Rosas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RENE ROSAS, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177825 | 2008-10-24

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Assailed before this Court is the decision[1] dated November 29, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00301 which affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Kabacan, Cotabato, Branch 22, in Criminal Case No. 98-105, finding accused-appellant Rene Rosas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

In the court of origin, accused-appellant was charged with the crime of Murder in an Information[2] dated October 13, 1998. The crime was alleged to have been committed, as follows:

That on September...