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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ARNALDO BOSITO Y CHAVENIA, APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ARNALDO BOSITO Y CHAVENIA, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 209346 | 2015-01-12

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case
 
Before the Court is an appeal assailing the Decision1 dated 19 April 2013 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05289. The CA affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated 29 September 2011 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tabaco City, Albay, Branch 15 in Criminal Case No. T-4696, convicting appellant Arnaldo Bosito y Chavenia (Bosito) of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Facts
 
Bosito was charged in an Information for murder, defined and penalized under Article 2483 of the Revised Penal...