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People of the Phil. Vs. Leoson Dela Cruz y Echeche

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LEOSON DELA CRUZ y ECHECHE, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 171272 (Formerly G.R. Nos. 150047-48) | 2007-06-07

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated August 18, 2005 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00780, affirming with modification the Decision[2] dated May 17, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Marikina City, Branch 272. The trial court had found appellant Leoson dela Cruz y Echeche guilty of murder and frustrated murder in Criminal Cases Nos. 99-3101-MK and 99-3102-MK, respectively.

The amended informations charging appellant with murder and frustrated murder, respectively, read as follows:

Criminal Case No. 99-3101-MK

(For Murder)

x x x x

That on or about the 20th day of November 1999,...