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People vs. Marciano Gonzalez 69 Phil 66

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCIANO GONZALES, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-46310 | 1939-10-31

D E C I S I O N

CONCEPCION, J:

Marciano Gonzales appealed from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Tayabas which found him guilty of parricide and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua with is the accessories of the law, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased, Sixta Quilason, in the amount of P1,000, and to pay the costs.

At the trial, the appellant testified that at midday on June 2, 1938, on returning to his house from the woods, he surprised his wife, Sixta Quilason, and Isabelo Evangelio in the act of adultery, the latter having escaped by jumping through the door of the house. He scolded his wife for such act, told her that the...