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People vs. Malibiran [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff/Appellee,versus ROLANDO "Botong" MALIBIRAN Accused, and BEVERLY TIBO-TAN,Accused/Appellant.

G.R. No. 178301 | 2009-04-24

D E C I S I O N
 
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:
 
For review is the November 13, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 02167 which affirmed the Joint Decision[2] dated September 23, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Special Court for Heinous Crimes, Branch 156, of Pasig City, Metro Manila, finding Rolando "Botong" Malibiran (Rolando) and Beverly Tibo-Tan (appellant) guilty of Murder and Parricide, respectively, and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The conviction arose from the death of Reynaldo Tan (Reynaldo) on February 5, 1995. The antecedents that led to...