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PEOPLE vs. Reynaldo Lingatong

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO LINGATONG, defendant-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Perfecto M. Cagampang, Jr. for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 34019 | 1990-01-29

D E C I S I O N

PARAS, J:

An information dated May 11, 1970 was filed against accused Reynaldo Lingatong with the then Court of First Instance (now Regional Trial Court) of Surigao del Norte for the crime of murder, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 6th day of March 1970, in the Municipality of Tubod, Province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused Reynaldo Lingatong with intent to kill, taking advantage of the preoccupation of Eugenio Jamero, who was defending himself from the assault of accused's brother Pedro Lingatong, sidled behind Eugenio Jamero and did,...