People v Regalario
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7/23/2019 People v Regalario http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/people-v-regalario 1/2 G.R. No. 174483 March 31, 2009 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs.REGALARIO FACTS: On the night of February 22, 1997, a publi !ane an! singing ontest "as hel! in #igao, Albay. There "as a o$$otion in the area assigne! to ause! %a$on %egalario. &hen he approahe! the group "here the !isturbane "as ta'ing plae, %olan!o Sevilla su!!enly e$erge! fro$ the group an! (re! a shot at hi$. )nstintively, an! in or!er to !isable Sevilla fro$ (ring $ore shots, he stru' his assailant "ith his nightsti' an! hit hi$ at the ba' of his hea!. Sotero arrive! an! %a$on tol! hi$ that %olan!o still ha! the gun. So, Sotero plunge! at %olan!o an! they "restle! on the groun! for the possession of the gun. %a$on 'no'e! the gun o* his han! an! it fell near the plae "here +ose oblete "as stan!ing. oblete -ust arrive! at the sene along "ith ariano %egalario. oblete pi'e! up the gun. /e "as instrute! by ariano to 'eep it until it is turne! over to the authorities. 0ienveni!o %egalario, the barangay tano!, "as instrute! by ariano, the barangay aptain to e*et the arrest of %olan!o Sevilla for the ri$e of shooting %a$on. So, he tie! the han!s an! feet of %olan!o Sevilla for fear that he $ight be able to esape. On the early $orning of February 2, a tea$ of polie$en "ent to atasan an! foun! the !ea! bo!y of %olan!o Sevilla. For auto$ati revie" is the !eision of the CA "hih a3r$e! "ith $o!i(ation, an earlier !eision of the %TC, (n!ing ause!4appellants %a$on, ariano, Sotero, 0ienveni!o an! oel, all surna$e! %egalario guilty of $ur!er. )SS56: &O T/6 #O&6% CO5%T 6%%6 ) OT F))8 T/AT T/6 6C6AS6 &AS )##6 ) S6#F46F6S6 AO% 6F6S6 OF %6#AT);6 /6#: &hen self4!efense is invo'e! by an ause! harge! "ith $ur!er or ho$ii!e he neessarily o"ns up to the 'illing but $ay esape ri$inal liability by proving that it "as -usti(e! an! that he inurre! no ri$inal liability therefor. /ene, the three <= ele$ents of self4!efense, na$ely: <a= unla"ful aggression on the part of the viti$> <b= reasonable neessity of the $eans e$ploye! to prevent or repel the aggression> an! <= la' of su3ient provoation on the part of the person !efen!ing hi$self, $ust be prove! by lear an! onvining evi!ene. /o"ever, "ithout unla"ful aggression, there an be no self4!efense, either o$plete or ino$plete. 0y %a$on?s o"n aount, after he "as shot, he hit the viti$ at the ba' of the latter?s hea! an! he ontinue! hitting the viti$ "ho retreate! ba'"ar!. Fro$ that $o$ent, the ineptive unla"ful aggression on the part of the viti$ ease! to e@ist an! the ontinuation of the o*ensive stane of %a$on put hi$ in the plae of an aggressor. There "as learly no longer any !anger, but still %a$on "ent beyon! the all of self4preservation. )n People v. Cajurao, SC hel!: …The settled rule in jurisprudence is that when unlawful aggression ceases, the defender no longer has the right to kill or even wound the former aggressor. Retaliation is not a justifying circumstance. Upon the cessation of the unlawful aggression and the danger or risk to life and lim, the necessity for the person invoking self!defense to attack his adversary ceases. "f he persists in attacking his adversary, he can no longer invoke the justifying circumstance of self!defense. #elf!defense does not justify the unnecessary killing of an aggressor who is retreating from the fray. %a$on?s lai$ of self4!efense is further belie! by the presene of t"o <2= stab "oun!s on the ne', four <= laerate! "oun!s on the hea!, as "ell as $ultiple abrasions an! ontusions on !i*erent parts of the viti$?s bo!y. )n!ee!, even if it "ere true that the viti$ (re! a gun at %a$on, the nu$ber, nature an! severity of the in-uries su*ere! by the viti$ in!iate! that the fore use! against hi$ by %a$on an! his o4 ause! "as not only to !isar$ the viti$ or prevent hi$ fro$ !oing har$ to others. Consi!ering the foregoing, as "ell as the $anner in "hih the atta' against %olan!o "as arrie! out, an! the testi$onies of the proseution "itnesses positively i!entifying the ause!4appellants as the assailants, SC onur in the rulings of the CA, a3r$ing those of the trial ourt, in <a= !isregar!ing %a$on %egalario?s !elaration that he atta'e! the viti$ in self4!efense an! <b= hol!ing that all the ause!4appellants ate! in onert an! 'ille! %olan!o.
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G.R. No. 174483 March 31, 2009PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs.REGALARIO
FACTS:
On the night of February 22, 1997, a publi !ane an! singing ontest"as hel! in #igao, Albay.
There "as a o$$otion in the area assigne! to ause! %a$on
%egalario. &hen he approahe! the group "here the !isturbane "asta'ing plae, %olan!o Sevilla su!!enly e$erge! fro$ the group an! (re!a shot at hi$. )nstintively, an! in or!er to !isable Sevilla fro$ (ring$ore shots, he stru' his assailant "ith his nightsti' an! hit hi$ at theba' of his hea!.
Sotero arrive! an! %a$on tol! hi$ that %olan!o still ha! the gun. So,Sotero plunge! at %olan!o an! they "restle! on the groun! for thepossession of the gun. %a$on 'no'e! the gun o* his han! an! it fellnear the plae "here +ose oblete "as stan!ing. oblete -ust arrive! atthe sene along "ith ariano %egalario. oblete pi'e! up the gun. /e"as instrute! by ariano to 'eep it until it is turne! over to theauthorities.
0ienveni!o %egalario, the barangay tano!, "as instrute! by ariano,the barangay aptain to e*et the arrest of %olan!o Sevilla for the ri$eof shooting %a$on. So, he tie! the han!s an! feet of %olan!o Sevilla forfear that he $ight be able to esape.
On the early $orning of February 2, a tea$ of polie$en "ent toatasan an! foun! the !ea! bo!y of %olan!o Sevilla.
For auto$ati revie" is the !eision of the CA "hih a3r$e! "ith$o!i(ation, an earlier !eision of the %TC, (n!ing ause!4appellants%a$on, ariano, Sotero, 0ienveni!o an! oel, all surna$e! %egalario
guilty of $ur!er.
)SS56:
&O T/6 #O&6% CO5%T 6%%6 ) OT F))8 T/AT T/6 6C6AS6&AS )##6 ) S6#F46F6S6 AO% 6F6S6 OF %6#AT);6
/6#:
&hen self4!efense is invo'e! by an ause! harge! "ith $ur!er or
ho$ii!e he neessarily o"ns up to the 'illing but $ay esape ri$inalliability by proving that it "as -usti(e! an! that he inurre! no ri$inalliability therefor. /ene, the three <= ele$ents of self4!efense, na$ely:<a= unla"ful aggression on the part of the viti$> <b= reasonableneessity of the $eans e$ploye! to prevent or repel the aggression>an! <= la' of su3ient provoation on the part of the person !efen!inghi$self, $ust be prove! by lear an! onvining evi!ene. /o"ever,"ithout unla"ful aggression, there an be no self4!efense, eithero$plete or ino$plete.
0y %a$on?s o"n aount, after he "as shot, he hit the viti$ at theba' of the latter?s hea! an! he ontinue! hitting the viti$ "horetreate! ba'"ar!. Fro$ that $o$ent, the ineptive unla"fulaggression on the part of the viti$ ease! to e@ist an! the ontinuationof the o*ensive stane of %a$on put hi$ in the plae of an aggressor. There "as learly no longer any !anger, but still %a$on "ent beyon!the all of self4preservation. )n People v. Cajurao, SC hel!:
…The settled rule in jurisprudence is that when unlawful aggressionceases, the defender no longer has the right to kill or even wound theformer aggressor. Retaliation is not a justifying circumstance. Upon thecessation of the unlawful aggression and the danger or risk to life and
lim, the necessity for the person invoking self!defense to attack hisadversary ceases. "f he persists in attacking his adversary, he can nolonger invoke the justifying circumstance of self!defense. #elf!defensedoes not justify the unnecessary killing of an aggressor who is retreatingfrom the fray.
%a$on?s lai$ of self4!efense is further belie! by the presene of t"o<2= stab "oun!s on the ne', four <= laerate! "oun!s on the hea!, as"ell as $ultiple abrasions an! ontusions on !i*erent parts of theviti$?s bo!y. )n!ee!, even if it "ere true that the viti$ (re! a gun at%a$on, the nu$ber, nature an! severity of the in-uries su*ere! by theviti$ in!iate! that the fore use! against hi$ by %a$on an! his o4
ause! "as not only to !isar$ the viti$ or prevent hi$ fro$ !oinghar$ to others.
Consi!ering the foregoing, as "ell as the $anner in "hih the atta'against %olan!o "as arrie! out, an! the testi$onies of the proseution"itnesses positively i!entifying the ause!4appellants as the assailants,SC onur in the rulings of the CA, a3r$ing those of the trial ourt, in<a= !isregar!ing %a$on %egalario?s !elaration that he atta'e! theviti$ in self4!efense an! <b= hol!ing that all the ause!4appellantsate! in onert an! 'ille! %olan!o.
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ALEXEL G. ASA!A
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Cri$inal #a" 1 B Self efense
