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People vs. Samuya

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EUGENE SAMUYA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 213214 | 2015-04-20

FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Eugene Samuya (Eugene) assailing the Decision[2] dated December 13, 2013 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC. No. 01345, which affirmed with modification the Judgment[3] dated May 5, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aldan, Branch 8 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. 8064 finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder.

The Facts
 
Eugene and Rudy Samuya (Rudy) were charged with the crime of Murder, defined and penalized under Article 248[4] of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended,...