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PEOPLE vs. ELGER GUZMAN

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELGER GUZMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132750 | 2001-12-14

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated September 30, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 16, Ilagan, Isabela, finding accused-appellant Elger Guzman guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The Information charging accused-appellant with the crime of murder reads:

That on or about the 18th day of November, 1995, 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 by means of treachery, did then and there,...