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People of the Philippines Vs. Jessie Villegas Murcia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JESSIE VILLEGAS MURCIA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 182460 | 2010-03-09

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

The subject of review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals affirming with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), which found appellant Jessie Villegas Murcia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of arson and frustrated homicide.

In an Information dated 6 April 2004, appellant was accused of the crime of arson committed as follows:

That on or about the 24th day of March, 2004, in the Municipality of Bauang, Province of La Union, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, motivated by some evil motive, did then and there...