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PEOPLE vs. L. Macatanaw

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LOMINOG MACATANAW, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-37883 | 1975-02-25

DE C I S I O N


ANTONIO, J:

Appellant Lominog Macatanaw has appealed to this Court from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Lanao del Sur in Criminal Case No. III-44, finding him guilty as co-principal of the crime of Murder with Physical Injuries (Articles 248 and 263, in relation to Article 48 of the Revised Penal Code), and sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

There is no question that on the night of April 20, 1971, someone fired at the house of Macaaguir Tiboron at Barrio Banga, Wao, Lanao del Sur. As a result of the firing, the six-year old son of Tiboron named Oracmo, who was then lying on the floor...