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People vs. Acabo

People of the Philippines Vs. Roger Acabo

G.R. No. 229823 | 2019-02-27

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:[*]
 
On appeal is the August 30, 2016 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-HC No. 02082 which affirmed with modification the June 22, 2015 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 32, Dumaguete City, finding Roger Acabo (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
Appellant and Pael Acabo (Pael) were charged with murder in an Information dated November 20, 2014 which reads:
 
That in the morning of September 19, 2014 at Sitio Talatala, Barangay Siit, Municipality of Siaton, Province of Negros...