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People vs. Buenafe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANGELO BUENAFE Y BRIONES @ "ANGEL," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 212930 | 2016-08-03

DECISION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 19 December 2013 in CA-G.R. No. CR-HC 05415, affirming the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 93, San Pedro, Laguna which found appellant Angelo Buenafe y Briones guilty of the crime of Murder, as defined in Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

Appellant was charged with Murder. The accusatory portion of the Information narrates:
 
That on or about March 24, 2005, in the Municipality of San Pedro, Province of Laguna, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...