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People of the Philippines Vs. Wilson Roman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILSON ROMAN, Accused-Appellant,

G.R. No. 198110 | 2013-07-31

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision1 dated February 28, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03972, which affirmed with modification the Judgment2 dated June I 0, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iriga City, Branch 35, in Criminal Case No. IR-4231.

The Antecedent Facts

On November 11, 1996, Wilson Roman (accused-appellant) was charged with Murder before the RTC of Iriga City, Branch 35.  Upon arraignment on February 6, 2004, accused-appellant pleaded not guilty to the charge.3  Thereafter, trial on the merits ensued.

The prosecution presented the following as witnesses:...