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People of the Philippines Vs. Jaime Ayochok y Tauli

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAIME AYOCHOK y TAULI, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 175784 | 2010-08-25

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before Us is an appeal filed by Jaime Ayochok y Tauli (Ayochok) assailing the Decision[1] dated June 28, 2005 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 00949, entitled People of the Philippines v. Jaime Ayochok y Tauli," which affirmed with modifications the Decision dated August 13, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City, Branch 6, in Criminal Case No. 18658-R.[2] The RTC found Ayochok guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder.

In an Amended Information[3] dated September 21, 2001, Prosecutor Benedicto T. Carantes charged Ayochok with Murder, committed as follows:

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