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PEOPLE. Vs. Pedro Malazzab

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PEDRO MALAZZAB, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-39136 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

On December 10, 1970 at about 11:00 o'clock in the morning, Primitivo Javier with his son Elmer were walking towards their house in Sta. Teresita, Cagayan. Suddenly, they heard a gun report and when they looked at the direction where it came from, they saw policeman Pedro Malazzab with a small gun at his waist and a long gun on his shoulder. At this juncture, Pedro, who was then in a kneeling position, pointed his long gun at Primitivo and Elmer so both father and son raised their hands and pleaded with Pedro not to kill them. With their hands still raised, Pedro fired successive shots hitting Primitivo on...