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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ORLITO VILLACORTA, Accused-Appeellant.

People of the Philippines vs. Orlito Villacorta

G.R. No. 186412 | 2011-09-07



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


FIRST DIVISION


G.R. No. 186412               September 7, 2011


PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

ORLITO VILLACORTA, Accused-Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:


On appeal is the Decision1 dated July 30, 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02550, which affirmed the Decision2 dated September 22, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 170, of Malabon, in Criminal Case No. 27039-MN, finding accused-appellant Orlito Villacorta (Villacorta) guilty of murder, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion...