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People vs. Abina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. GLEN ABINA y LATORRE and JESUS LATORRE y DERAYA Accused-Appellants. Present: SERENO,* C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,** DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE*** and TIJAM, JJ.

G.R. No. 220146 | 2018-04-18

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Baguio City
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
On appeal is the December 10, 2014 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR. CR HC No. 01302, which affirmed the December 29, 2010 Joint Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calbiga, Samar, Branch 33 finding Glen Abina y Latorre (Glen) and Jesus Latorre y Deraya (Jesus) guilty of murder in Criminal Case No. CC-2008-1695, and homicide in Criminal Case No. CC-2008-1696.3
 
Factual Antecedents
 
Glen and Jesus were charged with murder for the killing of Anthony Asadon (Anthony) and Rodolfo Mabag...