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PEOPLE vs SPO3 Antonio Mendoza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SPO3 ANTONIO MENDOZA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134004 | 2000-12-15

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

While celebrating his best friend's birthday, Antonio Antholyn Laggui II ironically met his death. At age 25, he was still at the prime of his life and less than one year into his marriage. The accused SPO3 Antonio Mendoza was behind his namesake's untimely demise.

On June 11, 1997, an information was filed charging the accused Mendoza with murder, viz:

"That on or about the 22nd day of March, 1997, in the municipality of Ilagan, province of Isabela, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with intent to kill and with evident premeditation and treachery, did then and...