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Sombilon vs. People

ANTONIO A. SOMBILON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 177246 | 2017-09-25

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
"The test for the presence of unlawful aggression under the circumstances is whether the aggression from the victim put in real peril the life or personal safety of the person defending himself; the peril must not be an imagined or imaginary threat."[1]
 
The Case

Under review is the decision promulgated on March 28, 2007,[2] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the conviction of the petitioner for homicide by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 82, in Odiongan, Romblon in relation to the fatal shooting of the late Gerardo F. Amerilla on November 18, 1997.[3] The CA disposed as...