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People vs. Cirbeto

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. CRISANTO CIRBETO Y GIRAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 231359 | 2018-02-07

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Crisanto Cirbeto y Giray (accused-appellant) assailing the Decision[2] dated February 9, 2016 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06481, which affirmed with modification the Decision[3] dated October 24, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Marikina City, Branch 193 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 2011-12719-MK finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
The Facts
 
On December 31,...