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PEOPLE vs Jerry Villegas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JERRY VILLEGAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138782 | 2002-09-27

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In the evening of March 28, 1997, around 8:30 p.m., Paz Mendoza accompanied her husband, Jaime Mendoza, to buy cigarettes at a nearby store in Barangay Masaya, Bay, Laguna. She waited on the street while Jaime bought the cigarettes. Thereafter, as Jaime was walking towards her, accused-appellant Jerry Villegas suddenly emerged from the dark and stabbed him with a foot-long knife. Jaime was hit on the left side of the body and fell on the ground.

Dominique, Jaime's younger brother, was at the store playing billiards. He heard Paz's shouts for help and rushed to where Jaime fell. As he was about to...