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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Macaraeg, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff and appellee, vs. DIONISIO MACARAEG and FELIX MACARAEG, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-32806 | 1973-10-23

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:
It is not difficult to locate in the annals of judicial decisions instances of offenses presumably arising from family feuds, whether justified or not The closely-knit ties that bind Filipino kinsmen may result in retaliatory action being taken against members of the opposite clan. This case appears to he one of them. One of the victims gunned down belonged to the Nevado family, 1 with the two indicted for murder being the brothers Macaraeg. 2 After trial duly had, the lower court then presided by the late Judge, later Court of Appeals Justice, Eloy Bello, in a decision noteworthy for its clarity and...