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People vs Lindes Paynor 261 SCRA 615

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LINDES PAYNOR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 116222 | 1996-09-09

REGALADO, J.:

For the fatal stabbing of Carmelita Aguinaldo at Barangay Rizal, Roxas, Isabela, herein accused-appellant Lindes Paynor, alias "Jess," was charged with the crime of murder in Criminal Case No. 23-285 of Branch 23, Regional Trial Court of Roxas, Isabela.

The factual backdrop of this tragic occurrence, culled from the records of the trial court and the testimonies adduced therein, commenced at around 4:00 P.M. of September 18, 1991 when a middle-aged teacher, Carmelita Aguinaldo, was stabbed and killed inside her classroom at the Roxas Central Elementary School. A ten-year old pupil, by the name of Fresnaida Magaway,...