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People vs. PO1 Lumikid

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PO1 DENNIS JESS ESTEBAN LUMIKID, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 242695 | 2020-06-23

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
This is an appeal from the September 25, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01558-MIN, which affirmed with modification the May 26, 2016 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 10, Davao City.
 
The Facts

Accused-appellant PO1 Dennis Jess Esteban Lumikid was indicted for Murder as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code. The accusatory portion of the Information, filed on August 16, 2010, alleged:
 
That on or about June 14, 2010 in Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines, a place within the jurisdiction of this...