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People vs. Catacutan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDGARDO CATACUTAN Y MORTERA ALIAS "BATIBOT", "ENZO" & "GERRY", ACCUSED-APPELLANT

G.R. No. 260731 | 2023-02-13

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

The Appeal assails the Decision[1] dated January 26, 2021 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 11631, affirming the conviction of appellant Edgardo Catacutan y Mortera alias "Batibot," "Enzo" & "Gerry" for robbery with homicide under Article 294, paragraph (1) in relation to Article 293 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
Antecedents

In Criminal Case No. Q-08-153138, appellant was charged with Robbery with Homicide, viz.:[2]
 
That on or about the 24th day of September 2007, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said...