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People vs. Ampo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH A. AMPO (APPELLANT)AND JOHNNY A. CALO (AT­LARGE), ACCUSED. JOSEPH A. AMPO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229938 | 2019-02-27

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the October 18, 2016 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01381-MIN, which affirmed with modification the December 2, 2014 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 27, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, finding accused­ appellant Joseph A. Ampo (Ampo) guilty of Murder.

On November 11, 2008, Joseph A. Ampo and Johnny A. Calo were charged with the crime of Murder, as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Section 6 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7659. The accusatory portion of the Information...