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PEOPLE Vs. Rolando Cabrera, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO CABRERA, ROLAND SUNGKIP and ALANDINO CAPARENO, accused. ROLANDO CABRERA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 105992 | 1995-02-01

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

A man's house is his castle; within the confines of its four corners he feels secure. Outside, his fate is uncertain; in the streets he might be slain. Out of harm's way as his refuge is, however, it can be infiltrated somehow by someone who will bite him like a serpent either as by design or forced by circumstances. Before he finds out, he is already dwelling in the thickets of a dreadful forest. Then he is no longer safe in the sanctuary of his home. This the victims in this case realized one early morning when they were suddenly attacked in their bedroom while enjoying the peace and quiet of their...