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People vs. Reloj

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PABLO RELOJ alias AMBOY, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31335 | 1972-02-29

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION, C.J p:

Appeal by Pablo Reloj from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Aklan convicting him of the crime of murder and sentencing him to life imprisonment, with the corresponding accessory penalties, to indemnify the heirs of Justiniano Isagan, Sr., in the sum of P12,000, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and "without costs."

It is not disputed that, on July 7, 1963, at about 3:00 p.m., Justiniano Isagan, Sr., was stabbed by appellant Pablo Reloj, with an ice pick wrapped in a piece of paper, outside the cockpit in Libtong, barrio of Estancia, municipality of Kalibo, province...