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People vs. Manzanilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORENDA MANZANILLA Y DE ASIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 235787 | 2020-06-08

 
THIRD DIVISION
 

DECISION
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
Before us is an appeal pursuant to Section 13(c), Rule 124 of the Rules of Court as amended, assailing the Decision[1] dated August 17, 2017, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08336.

Florenda Manzanilla y De Asis (accused-appellant) and one Roberto Gacuma y Cabreana (Roberto) were charged with the crime of Parricide by virtue of an Information, the accusatory portion of which reads:
 
That on or about the 15th day of April 2007, in the City of Antipolo, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring...