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People vs. Gajila

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RANDY GAJILA Y SALAZAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 227502 | 2018-07-23

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this appeal is the September 10, 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R CR-HC No. 06741 which affirmed with modification the January 10, 2014 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 10, Manila, finding appellant Randy Gajila y Salazar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.
 
The Antecedent Facts

Appellant was charged with the crime of murder in an Information[3] dated January 30, 2008 which reads:
 
That on or about January 24, 2008, at night[t]ime purposely sought to better accomplish [his] criminal design, in the...