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People of the Philippines Vs. Mark Joseph R. Zapuiz

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee Vs. Mark Joseph R. Zapuiz, Accused-Appellant

G.R. No. 199713 | 2013-02-20



FIRST DIVISION 

DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,J.:

On appeal is the Decision 1 dated March 31, 2011 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 03983, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated June 3, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 41,- Manila, in Criminal Case No. 06-242758, finding accused-appellant Mark Joseph Zapuiz y Ramos aka Jaymart (Jaymart) guilty of murder, as defined under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code. 

The Information filed before the RTC on March 23, 2006 charged Jaymart with murder, committed as follows: 

That on or about OCTOBER 10, 2005, in...