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People vs. Noay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LORETO NOAY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 122102 | 1998-09-25

D E C I S I O N
 
REGALADO, J.:
 
Paterno Patajo and his wife Bebina Patajo[1] were sleeping in their house located at Barangay Balugo, Dumaguete City on May 24, 1992 when they were awakened by the sound of stones vitually raining on their house at around nine o’clock in the evening. Also sleeping inside the house were the couple’s son, Pedrito Patajo,[2] and the latter’s wife, Annabelle Patajo.[3] One of the stones also hit the house of Regino Patajo,[4] another son of Paterno and Bebina, which was about three meters away.

After falling of the stones stopped, somebody outside the house shouted...