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People vs. Tica

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JONATHAN TICA y EPANTO, Accused-Appellant. Present: CARPIO,* J., Chairperson, PERALTA, PERLAS-BERNABE, CAGUIOA, and REYES, JR., JJ

G.R. No. 222561 | 2017-08-30

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the August 24, 2015 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01130-MIN, which affirmed with modifications the September 14, 2012 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 17, Cagayan de Oro City.
 
The Facts
 
Accused-appellant Jonathan Tica y Epanto (Tica) was indicted for Murder defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC). The accusatory portion of the Information dated July 29, 2008 alleged:
 
That on July 27, 2008, at about 4:30...