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People vs. Colorada

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EDCEL COLORADA, Accused-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J, Chairperson, PERALTA, DEL CASTILLO,* PEREZ, and REYES,JJ.

G.R. No. 215715 | 2016-08-31

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision1 dated 28 February 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC NO. 01501, affirming with modification as to damages, the Decision2 dated 26 April 2012 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 6, Tacloban City, in Criminal Case No. 2001-09-655, which found accused-appellant Edcel Colorada guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.
 
Accused-appellant was charged with the crime of Murder. The accusatory portion of the Information...