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PEOPLE vs Medina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus EDUARDO MEDINA alias EDDIE BOY FLUID, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 155256 | 2004-07-30

DECISION



DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:



What started as a day of revelry ended as a day of tragedy for Nelson Caubalejo (hereinafter, Nelson) and his family on Christmas day of the year 2000. At around 7:30 p.m. of 25 December 2000, Nelson was shot several times in his neighborhood at Lipa City. He sustained gunshot wounds on his left chest and right thigh which caused severe loss of blood leading to his death.[1]



For the death of Nelson, appellant Eduardo Medina (hereinafter, Eduardo) was charged with and tried for the crime of murder before the Regional Trial Court of Lipa City, Branch 12, in Criminal Case No. 0053-2001. The accusatory...