PEOPLE VS PELIS
G.R. No. 189328 February 21,2011 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ARNOLD PELIS Facts: On February 19, 2004, the victim, Rolando Juan, was sitting with some companions inside a Videoke Bar, when the appellant and Entura came and, acting together and using knives, stabbed the victim. The appellant stabbed the victim once in the abdomen, while Entura stabbed the victim’s upper left chest. The appellant and Entura then fled from the crime scene. The victim’s companions rushed him to a nearby hospital where he died the next day. The RTC found the appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder. The RTC appreciated the qualifying circumstance of treachery because the appellant stabbed the victim without any previous warning while the victim was sitting and unarmed. The CA fully affirmed the RTC decision. Issue: ...