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People vs. Mercado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. PATRICK JOHN MERCADO Y ANTICLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 218702 | 2018-10-17

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before this Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by the accused-appellant Patrick John Mercado y Anticla (Mercado) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 20, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05604, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated February 24, 2012 of Regional Trial Court of Malolos City, Third Judicial Region, Branch 78 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 3222-M-2007, finding Mercado guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Double Murder.
 
The Facts
 
An Information was filed against Mercado for the murders of his aunt Alicia Mercado-Lusuriaga (Alicia) and...