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People vs. Ricardo Acuno

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO ACUNO y BABASOL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130964 | 1999-09-03

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

A treacherous and sanguinary plot claimed the lives of three innocent persons and wounded more than a dozen others. No culprit could be identified at first. But after a couple of days, accused-appellant Ricardo Acuno's name surfaced to end the puzzling search for the perpetrator. Indicted, he vehemently denied responsibility. His trial, however, appeared to have proved otherwise and he was thus convicted. But as he maintains his innocence, we heed the call for a review.

Records show that accused-appellant was prosecuted and subsequently convicted under an information1 [Rollo, p. 10; docketed as Criminal...