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People of the Philippines Vs. Benjamin Ocampo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus BENJAMIN OCAMPO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177753 | 2009-09-25

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Benjamin Ocampo (appellant) was indicted for Murder before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City, alleged to have been committed as follows:

That on or about the 9th day of October, 2003, in the City of Baguio, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with intent to kill and with treachery, did then and there
willfully, unlawfully and feloniously stab RUBEN NGO Y TYCHINGCO with a stainless knife, thereby inflicting upon the latter: stab wound on the neck, and as a result thereof the said Ruben Ngo y Tychingco died.

That the killing was...