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PEOPLE vs. Noel Baniel, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. NOEL BANIEL and JOLLY BANIEL, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 108492 | 1997-07-15

D E C I S I O N


FRANCISCO, J.:

This is a case of murder on Christmas day.

Pleading guilty to a criminal information which states

That on or about December 25, 1990 in the municipality of Aparri, Province of Cagayan and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused Noel Baniel and Jolly Baniel, conspiring together and helping each other, armed with pointed instruments, with intent to kill, with treachery and evident premeditation, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously attack, assault and stab one Nicasio Caluag, inflicting upon him stab wounds on his body which caused his death. 1

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