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PEOPLE vs Toledo Sr., John Doe & Peter Doe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ARSENIO TOLEDO SR., JOHN DOE and PETER DOE, accused, ARSENIO TOLEDO SR., appellant.

G.R. No. 139961 | 2001-05-09

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

After carefully reviewing the records of this case and the arguments raised by the parties, this Court cannot fault the trial court for its assessment of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. However, it erred in convicting appellant of murder, because the qualifying circumstance of treachery had not been alleged in the Information. Without such qualifying circumstance, the crime committed was only homicide.

The Case

Arsenio Toledo Sr. appeals the July 23, 1999 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Midsayap, Cotabato, Branch 18, in Criminal Case No. 97-044, finding him guilty of murder...