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People vs. Espia etc.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF -APPELLEE, VS. ROMAN ESPIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, JESSIE MORANA, REX ALFARO, RODRIGO AZUCENA, JR., AND RENANTE ABISADO ACCUSED

G.R. No. 213380 | 2016-08-10

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 13 December 2013 in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 00448, affirming the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 25, 6th Judicial Region, Iloilo City, finding appellant Roman Espia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the special complex crime of Robbery with Homicide as defined and penalized under Article 294, sub-paragraph (1) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

Appellant was charged with Robbery in Band with Homicide. The accusatory portion of the...