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PEOPLE vs. B. Nocum

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BIENVENIDO NOCUM, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-482 | 1947-02-25

D E C I S I O N

BENGZON, J:

For having discharged a gun and accidentally killed Eugenio Francisco, the defendant Bienvenido Nocum, alias Bembe, was tried in the Court of First Instance of Manila, before the Honorable Alfonso Felix, judge. Found guilty of homicide through reckless negligence, he appealed in due course.

According to the evidence, about 9 o'clock in the evening of November 21, 1945, there was a fistic fight between Federico Bautista and Vicente Aurencio at the corner of Mayhaligue and Magdalena Streets, City of Manila. Desiring to stop the encounter, defendant shouted at the combatants. As these paid him no attention, he...