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PEOPLE vs MELCHOR GARCIA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MELCHOR GARCIA y BARTOLOME, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135666 | 2001-07-20

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 24, Echague, Isabela, finding accused-appellant Melchor Garcia y Bartolome guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Information dated August 25, 1995 charging appellant of the crime of murder reads:

That on or about the 21st day of May, 1995, in the municipality of San Agustin, province of Isabela, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with evident premeditation and treachery, did then and there,...