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People of the Philippines Vs. Joemari Jalbonian alias "Budo"

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOEMARIE JALBONIAN alias "Budo", Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 180281 | 2013-07-01

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION 

DEL CASTILLO, J.: 

"Well-settled is the rule that the testimony of a lone prosecution witness, as long as it is credible and positive, can prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt."1 

On appeal is the June 7, 2007 Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in Criminal Case No. CA-G.R. CR. HC No. 00565 which affirmed with modification the March 5, 2003 Decision3 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental in Criminal Case No. 917 declaring appellant Joemarie Jalbonian alias "Budo'' (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.

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