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PEOPLE Vs. Benjamin Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENJAMIN REYES y GUTIERREZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 125518 | 1998-07-20

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J:

Accused-appellant Benjamin Reyes was charged with the crime of parricide before the Regional Trial Court of Batangas, 1 for stabbing to death his 13-year old daughter, Cherry Reyes. The Information, 2 against him reads:

"That on or about the 10th day of March, 1994, at about 7:00 o'clock in the evening, at Sitio Lumbangan, Ilaya, Barangay Poctol, Municipality of San Juan, Province of Batangas, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a fan knife (balisong), with intent to kill and without any justifiable cause, did then and there willfully, unlawfully...