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Roberto Gorospe vs PEOPLE

ROBERTO GOROSPE, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 147974 | 2004-01-29

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirming on appeal the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Branch 03,[2] convicting petitioner Roberto Gorospe of frustrated homicide.

The Case for the Respondent

The case for the respondent as summarized by the Solicitor General and adopted by the appellate court is as follows:

1. On December 9, 1974, at about 7 o'clock in the morning, Miguel Beran went to his farm in Bo. Alitungtung, Amulung, Cagayan. He brought along Andres Soriano, Nicolas Manayang, Alfredo Soriano, Mariano...