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Benjamin Jesalva vs. People of the Philippines

BENJAMIN JESALVA, Petitioner,vs.PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 187725 | 2011-01-19

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

 

NACHURA, J.:

 

Before this Court is a Petition for Review1 on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision2 dated October 17, 2008, which affirmed with modification the decision3 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, dated November 18, 1997, finding petitioner Benjamin Jesalva alias Ben Sabaw4 (petitioner) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Homicide.

 

The Facts

 

On September 11, 1992, the Chief of Police of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, filed a criminal complaint5 for Frustrated Murder against...