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Rey A. Villamor Vs. People of the Philippines

REY A. VILLAMOR, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent

G.R. No. 182156 | 2009-11-25

RESOLUTION


NACHURA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition[1] for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[2] dated August 31, 2007 which affirmed the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Virac, Catanduanes, Branch 42, dated September 21, 2005, convicting petitioner Rey A. Villamor alias "Ikoy" (petitioner) of the crime of Homicide, with modification as to the damages awarded.

The Facts

On January 11, 1995, petitioner was charged with Homicide in an Information[4] which reads:

That on or about the 13th day of July 1994 [in] [B]arangay Bagong...