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People of the Philippines Vs. John alvin Pondivida

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, Vs. John alvin Pondivida, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 1 88969 | 2013-02-27



FIRST DIVISION

DECISION


SERENO,CJ: 

Before this Court is the. 26 June 2009 Decision 1 of the Court of 
Appeals (CA), which affirmed the 10 January 2008 judgment of conviction2 
of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bulacan in Criminal Case No. 2678-
M-2005. The RTC found accused John Alvin Pondivida, alias "Scarface," 
guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentenced him to 
suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, as well as to pay civil indemnity 
and damages.


On 6 October 2005, the assistant provincial prosecutor of Malolos, 
Bulacan, charged accused-appellant Pondivida under the...