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People vs. Flores,etc.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALMAR LAGRITA Y FLORES AND REX MIER (ACQUITTED), ACCUSED. ARVIN ALBARAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 233194 | 2020-09-14

FIRST DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before us is an appeal of accused-appellant Arvin Albaran from the Decision[1] dated May 8, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01340-MIN, which affirmed with modifications the Judgment[2] dated February 21, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 11, Davao City, finding him and co-accused Almar Lagrita guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, and acquitting co-accused Rex Mier.

Appellant, together with Lagrita and Mier, were charged with murder in an Information dated April 23, 2007, the accusatory portion of which...