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People of the Philippines Vs. Wilfredo Gunda Alias

PEOPLE OF THE PIDLIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILFREDO GUNDA alias FRED, Accused-Appellant

G.R. No. 195525 | 2014-02-05

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

On appeal is the March 30, 2010 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR-HC No. 00397 which affirmed with modification the May 20, 2005 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Branch 2, finding appellant Wilfredo Gunda alias Fred (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.

Factual Antecedents

At about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon of May 25, 1997, the victim, Eladio Globio, Sr., and his son, Eladio Jr., were walking along a trail at Sitio Candulungon, Barangay Cabay, Balangkayan, Eastern Samar. Suddenly, when Eladio Jr. was about...