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People vs. Castor Batin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CASTOR BATIN, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177223 | 2007-11-28

D E C I S I O N 

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 

We are reviewing herein the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 6 February 2007, in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01396, affirming the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, convicting father and son, Castor and Neil Batin, of the crime of murder. The conviction was for the killing of one Eugenio Refugio, who was shot in the afternoon of 21 October 1994, while he was leaning against a mango tree near his house on St. Peter Street, San Paolo Subdivision, Nagkakaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City. 

The Information[2] against Castor and Neil Batin was filed by the Office of the...