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People of the Philippines Vs. Avelino Dela Pena, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus AVELINO DELA PE?A, JR., Appeellant.

G.R. No. 183567 | 2009-01-19

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

For the final review of the Court is the trial court's conviction of appellant Avelino dela Peña, Jr. for murder. In the September 21, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00133, the appellate court, on intermediate review, affirmed with modification in the award of damages, the August 1, 2001 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bugasong, Antique, Branch 64, in Criminal Case No. B-0234.

The antecedent facts and proceedings follow:

On March 8, 1997, at around 7:00 in the evening, the victim, the late Danilo M. Sareño, and his wife, Maria, illuminated by a...