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People vs. Jugueta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. IRENEO JUGUETA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 202124 | 2016-04-05

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This resolves the appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated January 30, 2012 in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 03252. The CA affirmed the judgments of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Gumaca, Quezon, finding accused-appellant Ireneo Jugueta y Flores guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Double Murder in Criminal Case No. 7698-G and Multiple Attempted Murder in Criminal Case No. 7702-G.

In Criminal Case No. 7698-G, appellant was charged with Double Murder, defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, allegedly committed as follows:

That on or about the 6th...