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PEOPLE vs Jesus Sumibcay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS SUMIBCAY y REPOLLO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 132130-31 | 2002-05-29

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Branch 47, in Criminal Case Nos. U-5638 and U-5639, convicting accused-appellant of the crime of Murder and Attempted Murder.

On August 28, 1996, accused-appellant was charged in three separate informations for the crimes of Illegal Possession of Firearms, Murder and Attempted Murder. He was acquitted of Illegal Possession of Firearms, but was convicted of murder and attempted murder under the following informations:

In Criminal Case No. U-5638, for Attempted Murder:

That on or about the 6th day of November...