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People of the Philippines vs. Vicente Vilbar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VICENTE VILBAR, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 186541 | 2012-02-01

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[1] dated February 14, 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 00270 which modified the Judgment[2] promulgated on August 6, 2001 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 35, of Ormoc City, in Criminal Case No. 5876-0.  The RTC originally found accused-appellant Vicente Vilbar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder for treacherously stabbing with a knife the deceased Guilbert Patricio (Guilbert), but the Court of Appeals subsequently held accused-appellant liable only for the lesser crime of homicide.
 
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