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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCELINO OLOVERIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCELINO OLOVERIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 211159 | 2015-03-18

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Passion and obfuscation as a mitigating circumstance need not be felt only in the seconds before the commission of the crime. It may build up and strengthen over time until it can no longer be repressed and will ultimately motivate the commission of the crime.
 
This is a review of the Decision[1] dated January 29, 2013 of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the conviction of accused-appellant Marcelino Oloverio (Oloverio) of murder and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua and the payment of civil indemnity and damages.
 
An Information was filed charging Oloverio with the...