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PEOPLE vs. Pacifico Mationg, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PACIFICO MATIONG and CEZAR MATIONG, JR., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-33488 | 1982-03-29

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, JR., J.:

At the public market within the poblacion of Makato, Aklan, on June 1, 1970, at about 9:00 a.m., incumbent councilor Eufrocino Taytayon of that municipality was stabbed once, hitting his heart and causing instantaneous death.

A complaint for murder against Pacifico Mationg and Cezar Mationg, Jr. was filed on June 4, 1970, in the Municipal Court of Makato, Aklan. [1] The preliminary investigation was conducted, after which the municipal court, on a finding of probable cause, forwarded the case to the Court of First Instance of Aklan. [2]

An information dated July 18, 1970, was filed against both...