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PEOPLE vs DOMINADOR VELASCO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOMINADOR VELASCO alias “ADOR,” accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128089 | 2001-02-13

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

An inglorious case of marital altercation eventually led to the unanticipated death of an alleged unfaithful spouse. Was it an impassioned shame that spurred the victim to take her own life, or was it because of a belief of his wife's infidelity that might have moved the accused to perpetrate the condemnable deed?

The accused was indicted for parricide under Article 246 of the Revised Penal Code in an information that read:

"That on or about October 27, 1990, in the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Province of La Union, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, did then...