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PEOPLE vs Raul Gallego

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RAUL GALLEGO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130603 | 2000-08-15

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

In a sea of nameless faces, can one's memory of an encounter or two with a stranger suffice to identify him as the assailant of one's kin?

Raul Gallego was charged with the crime of murder in an information that reads:

"That on or about the 8th day of February 1995 in the municipality of Jordan, Province of Guimaras, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused with intent to kill, with evident primiditation (sic) and treachery, taking advantage of night time (sic), armed with a knife did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously assault, attack and stab...