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Rene Soriano @ "Renato" Vs. People of the Philippines

RENE SORIANO @ “RENATO,” Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 148123 | 2008-06-30

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

For review before the Court are the Decision[1] and Resolution[2] dated November 21, 2000 and May 3, 2001, respectively, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CR No. 21084 which affirmed the Decision[3] dated April 17, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 57 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, finding petitioner Rene Soriano @ "Renato" guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the complex crime of homicide with frustrated homicide, and sentencing him accordingly.

The Facts

For the death of Ernesto Amarillo and the serious wounding of Soledad Ferrer, petitioner was charged with homicide and...