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People vs. Pagapulaan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALVIN PAGAPULAAN* A.K.A. ALVIE PAGAPULAAN Y DAGANG, JOSE BATULAN Y MACAJILOS, RENATO FUENTES Y BANATE AND JUNJUN FUENTES Y BANATE, ACCUSED, JOSE BATULAN Y MACAJILOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 216936 | 2019-07-29

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

This appeal assails the Decision[1] dated November 11, 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01047-MIN affirming the trial court's verdict of conviction for murder[2] against appellant Jose Batulan y Macajilos.
 
The Proceedings Before the Trial Court

By Information[3] dated June 24, 2003, appellant Jose Batulan and his co-accused Alvin Pagapulaan, Renato Fuentes, and Junjun Fuentes were charged with murder for the death of Ruben Pacho, viz:
 
That on or about June 21, 2003, at about 7:30 in the evening more or less, at Manuel Vega corner...