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PEOPLE vs Romeo Garcia

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMEO GARCIA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129216 | 2001-04-20

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Having been convicted of murder qualified by treachery by the Regional Trial Court and sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, the appellant seeks relief from this Court praying for his acquittal.

Accused-appellant was charged with murder before the Regional Trial Court, Tenth Judicial Region, Branch 35, Ozamis City, under the following information:

That at or about 7:20 o'clock in the evening of July 8, 1995, in Purok 6, Barangay Carmen, Annex, Ozamiz City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused willfully, unlawfully and feloniously with...