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PEOPLE vs Charles Joy Flores

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CHARLES JOY FLORES alias “Pok-Pok”, appellant.

G.R. No. 137497 | 2004-02-05

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

This is an automatic review of the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 27, Cabanatuan City, finding CHARLES JOY FLORES alias "Pok-Pok," appellant, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder.

The Information filed against appellant reads:

"That on or about the 30th day of May 1998 in the City of Cabanatuan, Republic of the Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused with intent to kill, with evident premeditation and treachery and with the use of a knife, did then and there, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously attack, assault and use...