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PEOPLE. Vs. Manuel Guardo, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL GUARDO, CARLOS TAMAYO and ORLANDO TAMAYO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-42965 | 1987-12-03

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The theft of a kitchen stove is certainly no justification for the taking of human life, but there it is. The owner, Ruben Estanislao, complained to the authorities. Orlando Tamayo was among those investigated. Manuel Guardo was also linked to the offense. Carlos Tamayo resented the suggestion of his son's involvement and made a vague threat. The stove was ultimately traced and returned to the owner; 1 but the matter did not end there.

All this happened on April 9, 1974. Two days later, on Holy Thursday, Estanislao was dead, stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife.

Immediately after the incident, Guardo...