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Sagrit vs. People

LEO ABUYO Y SAGRIT, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 250495 | 2022-06-07

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The law of nature — the "foundation of the privilege to use all reasonable means to repel an aggression that endangers one's own life and the lives of others" — does not require the accused to use unerring judgment when they had the reasonable grounds to believe that they were in apparent danger of losing their lives or suffering great bodily injury.[1] We observe this doctrine in the Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] before this Court assailing the Decision[3] dated June 28, 2019 and the Resolution[4] dated November 12, 2019 of...