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People of the Philippines Vs. Manuel Delpino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-appellee, versus MANUEL DELPINO, Accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 171453 | 2009-06-18

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

This is a petition for review of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01513 affirming, with modification, the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Branch 52, in Criminal Case No. 3534, entitled "People of the Philippines v. Manuel Delpino and John Doe."

The Information[3] dated January 26, 1994 charged accused-appellant Manuel Delpino and one John Doe of Murder for the death of Gabriel Lorica y Canon, the accusatory portion of which reads:

That on or about the 16th day of December, 1993, in the municipality of Sorsogon, province of...