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People of the Phil vs. Juan Cabbab, Jr

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN CABBAB, JR., Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173479 | 2007-07-12

D E C I S I O N
 


GARCIA, J.:

Before the Court on automatic review is the decision[1] dated February 22, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00968 which affirmed, with modification, an earlier decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bangued, Abra, Branch 2, in Criminal Case No. 687, finding appellant Juan Cabbab, Jr., guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Robbery with Homicide and Attempted Murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

Pursuant to our pronouncement in People v. Mateo[2] which modified the provisions of the Rules of Court insofar as they provide for direct...