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PEOPLE vs Gerry Cirilo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GERRY CIRILO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134245 | 2000-12-01

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated May 27, 1998 of the Court of Appeals, Special First Division, affirming the Decision[2]of the Regional Trial Court of Iloilo City, Branch 28, convicting herein appellant, Gerry Cirilo, of the crime of murder.

Gerry Cirilo was charged with the crime of murder, as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, in an Information that reads:

That on or about November 30, 1990, in the Municipality of Passi, Province of Iloilo, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a homemade shotgun...