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People of the Philippines Vs. Marlon Albert De Leon y Homo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus MARLON ALBERT DE LEON y HOMO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 179943 | 2009-06-26

DECISION


PERALTA, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), affirming with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 76, San Mateo, Rizal, finding appellant Marlon Lambert De Leon y Homo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide.

The factual and procedural antecedents are as follows:

According to the prosecution, in the early morning, around 2 o'clock of January 7, 2000, Eduardo Zulueta and Fortunato Lacambra III, both gasoline boys; Julieta Amistoso, cashier; and Edralin Macahis, security guard; all employees of Energex Gasoline Station, located at...