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People vs. Delector

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ARMANDO DELECTOR, Accused-Appealant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, BERSAMIN, LEONEN, MARTIRES, and GESMUNDO, JJ.

G.R. No. 200026 | 2017-10-04

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION 
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
This case involves a brother fatally shooting his own brother. In his defense, the accused pleaded accident as an exempting circumstance. The trial and intermediate appellate courts rejected his plea and found him guilty of murder qualified by treachery. Hence, he has come to us to air his final appeal for absolution.
 
The Case
 
Under review is the decision promulgated on September 22, 2006, 1 whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the decision rendered on March 17, 2003 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 41,...