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People of the Philippines Vs. Pablo Amodia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PABLO AMODIA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173791 | 2009-04-07

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this appeal the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] (CA) affirming with modification the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 38, Makati City in Criminal Case No. 97-289. The RTC found the accused-appellant Pablo Amodia (Pablo) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the corresponding civil liabilities to the heirs of the victim.

Pablo was indicted, together with three other accused, under the following Information:[2]

That on or about the 26th day of November 1996, in the City of Makati,...