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PEOPLE. Vs. Narcisco Atienza

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff, vs. NARCISO ATIENZA y PERALTA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-68481 | 1987-02-27

D E C I S I O N


YAP, J.:

August 22, 1981 was the natal day of Rodelio Refran. It was also a fatal day for him. Around 10:30 o'clock in the evening of that day, upon returning home after celebrating his birthday with friends with whom he had a drinking spree in a nearby house, Rodelio Refran was hacked and stabbed to death right at the back of his house, by the alley leading to Juan Luna Street, Tondo, Manila.

He was brought to Mary Johnston Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy conducted by Dr. Marcial G. Cenido, Medico-Legal Officer at the Western Police District, showed that two wounds were inflicted on him,...