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PEOPLE. Vs. Catalino B. Gutierrez, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CATALINO GUTIERREZ, JR. y BUQUID, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-39383 | 1988-03-14

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

Catalino Gutierrez, Jr. was charged with murder and found guilty thereof by the Court of First Instance of Batangas. 1 The Court found that the People's evidence had established beyond reasonable doubt the facts averred in the information, 2 to wit:

"That on or about the 28th day of September, 1971 at around 3:50 o'clock in the afternoon, inside the office of the (Bureau of) Telecommunications, Bo. Kumintang, Ibaba, Batangas City, . . . Gutierrez, then) armed with a fan knife (balisong), with intent to kill, through treachery and with evident premeditation, suddenly and without warning attacked, assaulted...