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People vs. Samson Escleto

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs.SAMSON ESCLETO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 183706 | 2012-04-25

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[1] dated December 13, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01003, which affirmed an earlier Decision[2] dated March 2, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 63, of Calauag, Quezon in Criminal Case No. 3471-C, finding accused-appellant Samson Escleto (Samson) guilty of murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code.
 
In an Information dated January 7, 2000,[3] Samson was charged with the crime of murder committed as follows:
 
That on or about the 4th day of...