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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANIEL MATIBAG Y DE VILLA @ “DANI” OR “DANILO,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANIEL MATIBAG Y DE VILLA @ “DANI” OR “DANILO,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 206381 | 2015-03-25

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Daniel Matibag y De Villa @ “Dani” or “Danilo” (Matibag) assailing the Decision[2] dated September 13, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03759 which affirmed in toto the Decision[3] dated August 1, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court of Pallocan West, Batangas City, Branch 3 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 13941, finding Matibag guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder.
 
The Facts
 
In an Amended Information[4] dated May 5, 2005, Matibag was charged with the...