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PEOPLE vs. Teofilo Ogbac 090 Phil 235

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TEOFILO OGBAC, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-4059 | 1951-10-23

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

Teofilo Ogbac was charged with murder for having allegedly attacked with a balisong knife with treachery and evident premeditation one Angel Jamilla inflicting upon him a mortal wound which caused his instant death. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P6,000. From this sentence he appealed.

The evidence for the prosecution shows that at about 8:00 o'clock in the night of August 12, 1949, in the barrio of Maligaya, municipality of Pinamalayan, Province of Mindoro, a political meeting was held at which Dr. Jose Leido, a...