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PEOPLE. Vs. Angel Acaya

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANGEL "TOTOY" ACAYA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-72998 | 1988-07-29

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Originally a Petition for Review, the Court resolved instead to consider the petition as an appeal by accused, Angel "Totoy" Acaya, from the Decision of 18 February 1985 of the Regional Trial Court of Basco, Batanes, Branch XIII, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua.

From the prosecution viewpoint, the facts are as follows:

"On the evening of July 16, 1983, during a wedding celebration at Barangay San Vicente, Ibana, Batanes, Victor Abad was stabbed on the left side of the abdomen by Angel Acaya (pp. 5-6, tsn, Nov. 21, 1984).

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