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PEOPLE vs Vicente, Bernardo, Virgilio and Victoriano Paca?a

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs.VICENTE PACA?A y SENARLO, BERNARDO PACA?A, VIRGILIO PACA?A and VICTORIANO PACA?A, accused-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 97472-73 | 2000-11-20

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For the death and near death of Raul Leyson and Felizardo del Solo, respectively, accused-appellants were charged with murder and frustrated murder, based on the following facts:

At around 5:30 p.m. on January 28, 1979, after playing basketball, Edwin Sormillon passed by a store along V. Rama Avenue, Cebu City. Accused-appellant Vicente Pacaña was at the store drinking with friends. He invited Edwin for a drink but the latter begged off as he had to go home to take a bath. When he got home, Edwin was told by his sister that Vicente maligned her and challenged their father to a fight. Edwin...