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People of the Philippines Vs. Rommel Dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROMMEL DELA CRUZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 175929 | 2008-12-16

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

MURDER is one of the odious crimes a man can commit against another. It is no respecter of blood relations.

Accused-appellant Rommel dela Cruz seeks a reversal of his conviction by the Court of Appeals (CA)[1] and the Regional Trial Court (RTC)[2] for murder.

The Facts

Mario Pader, Manny Viscaya and Rafael Santarin are neighbors and friends.[3] Santarin and appellant Dela Cruz are first cousins.[4]

On August 7, 1995, at about 7:00 p.m., Santarin, Pader and Viscaya were conversing[5] near the barangay hall in Nadurata St., Caloocan City. Fronting the barangay hall is a street which was lighted by a...