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PEOPLE Vs. Noel Paguntalan, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NOEL PAGUNTALAN @ "BOBONG and JESUS SOTTO @ "DJANGO", accused. JESUS SOTTO @ DJANGO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 116272 | 1995-03-27

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J.:

The festive mood of the residents in Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, Leyte on the occasion of a religious procession held thereat around 5:30 in the afternoon of April 25, 1993 was marred by mayhem when Arturo Tiu was fatally shot supposedly by Noel Paguntalan. The triggerman's accountability therefor remains an open question inasmuch as jurisdiction over his person has yet to be acquired. But insofar as Jesus D. Sotto is concerned, the court a quo did not have such a problem of jurisdiction, and after trial, adjudged him guilty of murder for allegedly confederating with Paguntalan in killing the victim. Disposed...