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PEOPLE Vs. Manolo Villanueva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff , vs. MANOLO VILLANUEVA alias "BOY" VILLANUEVA, accused.

G.R. No. 95851 | 1995-03-01

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

It was the town fiesta of San Pablo, Laguna. But what could have augured on otherwise festive atmosphere was preempted by the discovery of the lifeless body of a barrio lass sprawled on the cold cement floor of their conjugal home. Blood was oozing out of her mouth. She was six month pregnant. The suspected assailant was her husband who allegedly beat her to death after she slapped him earlier in front of his friends.

Charged with and convicted of parricide with unintentional abortion MANOLO VILLANUEVA also known as "Boy" Villanueva is now before us still professing innocence. He claims that he was...