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People of the Philippines vs. Barangay Captain tony Tomas, Sr., et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BARANGAY CAPTAIN TONY TOMAS, SR., BENEDICTO DOCTOR, and NESTOR GATCHALIAN, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 192251 | 2011-02-16



FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:


The Case


Before Us is an appeal from the Decision1 dated August 12, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03405, which affirmed with modification the Decision2 dated May 27, 2008 in Criminal Case No. 06-92 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 68 in Camiling, Tarlac. The RTC found accused Tony Tomas, Sr. (Tomas, Sr.), Benedicto Doctor (Doctor), and Nestor Gatchalian (Gatchalian) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Murder.


The Facts


In an Information3 filed on July 21, 2006, the three accused were indicted for the crime of murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code...