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PEOPLE vs. Diarangan Dansal

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. DIARANGAN DANSAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 105002 | 1997-07-17

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Appellant claims that he acted under the compulsion of an irresistible force. Because he admits in effect the commission of a punishable act, he must prove the exempting circumstance by clear and convincing evidence.

Statement of the Case

This appeal seeks the reversal of the December 4, 1990 Decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Iligan City, Branch 2 2 in Criminal Case No. 3141 convicting Appellant Diarangan Dansal of the crime of murder.

A complaint against appellant was filed on March 28, 1990 by INP 3 Station Commander Cabsaran C. Azis of Matungao, Lanao del Norte. After preliminary...