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People vs. Joemarie Cerilla

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JOEMARIE CERILLA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177147 [Formerly G.R. No. 147313] | 2007-11-28

D E C I S I O N

Tinga, J.:

For automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals[2] dated 26 October 2006 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00032 which affirmed with modification the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iloilo City, Branch 23 dated 15 August 2000 in Criminal Case No. 496502 finding appellant Joemarie Cerilla guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

On 6 July 1998, an Information was filed against appellant charging him of the crime of murder committed as follows:

That on or about April 24, 1998, in the Municipality of Leganes, Province of...