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People of the Philippines Vs. Franco De Guzman A.K.A. Francisco V. De Guzman, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus FRANCO DE GUZMAN a.k.a. FRANCISCO V. DE GUZMAN, JR., Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173477 | 2009-02-04

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

On automatic review is the Decision[1] dated March 29, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00679 affirming with modification the Decision[2] dated October 12, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 42, Dagupan City in Criminal Case No. 2003-0914-D. The RTC found the appellant Franco de Guzman guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. The Court of Appeals modified the appellant's sentence to death.

The facts are as follows:

In an Information[3] dated December 8, 2003, the appellant was charged before the RTC as...