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People of the Philippines vs. Hemiano De Jesus and Rodelo Morales

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HEMIANO DE JESUS and RODELO MORALES, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 186528 | 2011-01-26

 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO, JR., J.:
 
Before this Court on appeal is the August 19, 2008 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02493, which upheld the convictions of accused Hemiano de Jesus and Rodelo Morales in Criminal Case No. 4247-92, decided by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 87 in Rosario, Batangas on June 15, 2006.
 
The Facts
 
The accused were charged with the crime of Murder before the RTC in Lipa City, Batangas, in an Information dated October 8, 1992, which reads as follows:
 
That on or about the 9th day of July, 1992, at about 9:00 o'clock in the...