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People vs. Solar [DECISION]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROLANDO SOLAR Y DUMBRIQUE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 225595 | 2019-08-06

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by the accused-appellant Rolando Solar y Dumbrique (Rolando) assailing the Decision[2] dated January 13, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05757, which affirmed the Judgment[3] dated September 3, 2012 of Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Las Piñas City, Branch 202 in Criminal Case No. 08-0616 finding Rolando guilty beyond reasonable doubt, but downgrading the crime from Murder to Homicide.
 
The Facts
 
An Information was filed against Rolando and Mark Kenneth Solar (Mark Kenneth) for the murder of Joseph Capinig y...