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PEOPLE vs. Mario Capalac

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARIO CAPALAC, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-38297 | 1982-10-23

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:

It was not unexpected, considering the close family ties so traditional among Filipinos, that the stabbing, apparently without provocation, of one Moises Capalac by Jimmy Magaso, would be attended with serious, if not tragic, consequences. It happened on September 20, 1970 at around 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, the scene of the gory incident being a duly licensed cockpit in the City of Iligan. The aggressor, attempting to escape, was confronted by two brothers of Moises, Jesus Capalac, originally included in the information but now deceased, and appellant Mario Capalac. The attempt of Magaso to board a...