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Joseph A. Gandol Vs. People of the Phil.

Joseph A. Gandol,Plaintiff-Appellee,versus People of the Philippines, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 178233 | 2008-12-04

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

These consolidated petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assail the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00059 which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Legazpi City, finding Joseph A. Gandol (Joseph) and Eduardo A. Gandol (Eduardo) guilty of the crime of Murder.

In an Amended Information dated 10 September 1997, Joseph, Eduardo and Nestor Ocaña (Nestor) were charged before the RTC with the crime of Murder defined under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended. The accusatory portion of...