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Amado Alvarado Garcia Vs. People of the Philippines

AMADO ALVARADO GARCIA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 171951 | 2009-08-28

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

For review on certiorari is the Decision[1] dated December 20, 2005 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R.-CR No. 27544 affirming the Decision[2] dated July 2, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 9, Aparri, Cagayan, which found petitioner Amado Garcia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of homicide. Contested as well is the appellate court's Resolution[3] dated March 13, 2006 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.[4]

On February 10, 2000, petitioner was charged with murder in an Information that alleges as follows:

The undersigned, Provincial Prosecutor accuses AMADO GARCIA @ Manding of the crime...