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PEOPLE vs Ildefonso Virtucio Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ILDEFONSO VIRTUCIO JR. alias "Gaga," accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130667 | 2000-02-22

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

An Information was filed on 8 April 1996 charging Ildefonso Virtucio, Jr. with murder for the death of Alejandro Briones. To this day however the accused professes innocence.

The conviction of the accused was based on the following evidence of the prosecution: At around ten o'clock in the evening of 31 March 1996 Alejandro Briones was standing outside his store in Mambaling, Cebu City. He was watching his neighbors play "chikicha," a card game. Suddenly appearing from nowhere accused Ildefonso Virtucio Jr. approached the store muttering, "Ako nasay andar karon kay duna koy tawo nga nalagutan nga...