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Edgar Esqueda Vs. People of the Philippines

EDGAR ESQUEDA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170222 | 2009-06-18

D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the Decision[1] dated August 19, 2004 and the Resolution[2] dated April 26, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 26235, affirming the trial court's judgment finding Edgar Esqueda guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of frustrated homicide.

Edgar Esqueda and one John Doe were charged with two (2) counts of Frustrated Murder in two (2) separate Amended Informations, which read:

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