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People vs. Villa y Garcia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARVI VILLA Y GARCIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 256468 | 2023-10-11

D E C I S I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated September 30, 2020, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 11793 which affirmed with modification the Consolidated Decision[3] dated August 29, 2018, of Branch 16, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Manila in Criminal Case Nos. 14-307999, 14-308000, and 14-308001. The RTC found Arvi Villa y Garcia (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the following crimes: two (2) counts of Murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended;[4] and one (1) count of...