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People vs. Aponte

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO ABAYON Y APONTE, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 204891 | 2016-09-14

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
BRION, J.:
 
We resolve the appeal of accused-appellant Reynaldo Abayon y Aponte (Abayon) assailing the July 20, 2012 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), docketed as CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03195. The CA decision affirmed the July 31, 2007 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 275, Las Piñas City, and ordered him to pay death indemnity to the heirs of Lourdes Chokilo, Aiza Delos Angeles, and Zenaida Velos.
 
THE CASE

In an information dated July 29, 2002,[3] Abayon was formally charged as follows:
 
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