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People of the Philippines vs. Arturo Lara y Orbista

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ARTURO LARA y ORBISTA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 199877 | 2012-08-13

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

REYES, J.:

This is an automatic appeal from the Decision1 dated July 28, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 03685. The CA affirmed the Decision2 dated October 1, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Pasig City, Branch 268, finding Arturo Lara (Lara) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of robbery with homicide. 

On June 14, 2001, an Information3 charging Lara with robbery with homicide was filed with the RTC: 

On or about May 31, 2001, in Pasig City, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the accused, armed with a gun, conspiring and confederating together with one...