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People vs. Bugarin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NESTOR M. BUGARIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 224900 | 2017-03-15

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This case seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] dated July 31, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-HC No. 01530. The CA affirmed and modified the Joint Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 12, dated July 5, 2012 in Criminal Case Nos. CBU-83610, CBU-83611, and CBU-83613, which found accused-appellant Nestor Bugarin y Martinez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of double murder and attempted murder.

Informations were filed charging Bugarin with two (2) counts of murder and one (1) count of attempted murder, which read:
 
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