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People vs. Mat-an

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR MAT-AN Y ESCAD, ACCUSED-APPELANT.

G.R. No. 215720 | 2018-02-21

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
On appeal is the 25 April 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05858, which affirmed with modifications the 4 September 2012 Joint Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch 59, in Criminal Case Nos. 29335-R and 29336-R, finding herein accused-appellant Oscar Mat-An y Escad (Oscar) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Slight Physical Injury and Murder, defined and penalized under Article 266 and Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).
 
THE FACTS

On 13 April 2009, Oscar was charged with the crimes of Attempted Homicide...