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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUDITO MOLINA AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED, JOSELITO TAGUDAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUDITO MOLINA AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED, JOSELITO TAGUDAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 184173 | 2009-03-13

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:
 
For review is the Decision[1] dated 16 January 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02327, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 24 May 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Ilocos Norte, Laoag City, Branch 16, in Criminal Case Nos. 2003-011-16 to 2003-028-16, finding herein appellant Joselito Tagudar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four counts of murder (Criminal Cases No. 2003-011-16 to 2003-014-16) and 14 counts of attempted murder (Criminal Cases No. 2003-015-16 to 2003-028-16). The appellant was sentenced to suffer the penalty of ...