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People vs. Ramon Placer

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RAMON PLACER, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 181753 | 2013-10-09

FIRST DIVISION
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
In the absence of proof beyond reasonable doubt that treachery attended the killing of the victim, the crime is homicide, not murder.
 
Ramon Placer hereby appeals the affirmance of his conviction for murder promulgated by the Court of Appeals (CA) on August 31, 2007.1
 
Antecedents
 
On August 3, 2001, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Sorsogon charged Ramon and his brother Virgilio Placer with murder in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Sorsogon City, alleging thuswise:
 
That on or about June 24, 2001, at more or less 7:00 o’clock in the evening at barangay...