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People of the Philippines vs. Ariel Calara y Abalos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ARIEL CALARA y ABALOS, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 197039 | 2013-06-05

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION 

PEREZ, J.: 

Before us on appeal is the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court, Second Judicial Region, Branch 35, Santiago City, Province of Isabela, in Criminal Case No. 35-4781 finding Ariel Calara y Abalos (appellant) guilty of the crime of murder. 

Appellant was charged with murder under the following Information: 

That on Iori about March 6, 2004 at Santiago City Philippines, and vvithin the jurisdiction of this llonorahlc Court, the above-named accused did then and there, with malice aforethought and with deliberate intent to take the life of SGT...