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People vs. Samson

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CRISTINA SAMSON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 214883 | 2015-09-02

 
DECISION
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
For review in this appeal is the May 6, 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 05832, which affirmed the September 27, 2012 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 65, Tarlac City (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 12285, convicting accused-appellant Cristina Samson (Cristina) for parricide committed against her husband, Gerry Delmar (Gerry), and sentencing her to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
The Antecedents
 
On August 14, 2002, Cristina was charged with the crime of Parricide, defined and penalized under Article 246 of the Revised Penal...