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People vs. Corpuz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL CORPUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 215320 | 2018-02-28

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
On appeal is the 14 March 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR-HC No. 01355, which affirmed with modification the 25 March 2011 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Abuyog, Leyte, Branch 10 (RTC), in Criminal Case Nos. 2389 and 2390, finding herein accused-appellant Manuel Corpuz (Manuel) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of Murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

THE FACTS

On 18 January 2005, Manuel was charged with two (2) counts of murder committed upon the persons of...