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People of the Philippines vs. Joseph T. Asilan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.JOSEPH ASILAN y TABORNAL, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 188322 | 2012-04-11

FIRST DIVISION


D E C I S I O N

 

 

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

 

This is an appeal filed by the accused-appellant Joseph Asilan y Tabornal (Asilan) to challenge the February 25, 2009 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02686, which affirmed in toto his Murder conviction, rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 20 of the City of Manila on January 8, 2007, inCriminal Case No. 06-243060.

 

On March 31, 2006, Asilan was charged with the complex crime of Direct Assault with Murder in an Information,[2] the pertinent portion of which reads:

 

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