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PEOPLE vs Ricardo Garcia, Christopher Garcia, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RICARDO GARCIA @ Carding, CHRISTOPHER GARCIA and ANDREW TOMELDEN @ Andut Duling, accused, / RICARDO GARCIA @ Carding, appellant.

G.R. No. 145505 | 2003-03-14

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is an automatic review of the Decision[1] dated August 30, 2000 of Branch 42 of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, in Criminal Case No. 99-02815-D, convicting accused-appellant Ricardo Garcia @ Carding of murder and meting on him the supreme penalty of death. He was also ordered to pay damages to the heirs of the victim Ismael dela Cruz.

The Antecedents

When Barangay Captain Jaime (Boy) Garcia of Barangay Pugaro, Dagupan City, was shot to death, his nephew Christopher Garcia took over as barangay captain. PO3 Wilfredo Sanoy was then assigned to the Pugaro Police Substation of Dagupan City and...