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PABLO DELA CRUZ vs CA and PEOPLE

PABLO DELA CRUZ, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 139150 | 2001-07-20

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari, SPO4 Pablo dela Cruz (petitioner) seeks the reversal of the Decision, dated November 20, 1998, of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 19515 affirming his conviction for the crime of homicide. Likewise sought to be reversed and set aside is the appellate court's Resolution of June 14, 1999 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 88 of Quezon City found petitioner guilty beyond reasonable doubt of homicide. He was sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment for six (6) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as...