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Republic of the Philippines vs. Arnold T. Agcanas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.ARNOLD T. AGCANAS, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174476 | 2011-10-11

EN BANC

DECISION
 
SERENO, J.:
  
For the automatic review of this Court is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 00845 convicting the accused of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay damages.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On 8 May 2000, the provincial prosecutor of Laoag City charged the accused with murder in the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 16, Laoag City, under the following Information:[2]

That on or about 9:00 o’clock in the evening of May 4, 2000 at Brgy. Root, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...