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PEOPLE vs. Dolores Britos Aglibut

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DOLORES BRITOS AGLIBUT, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-23694 | 1969-10-30

D E C I S I O N 


TEEHANKEE, J.: 

We affirm the trial court's decision finding the accused- appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of parricide. The trial court's finding that the accused actively participated in the killing of her husband is fully supported by the evidence of record. The accused's alternative claim of self-defense is without merit. 

The factual background of this sordid case is related substantially in the Solicitor General's brief, as follows: 

"At about 10:00 o'clock in the evening of November 22, 1961, Perfecto Begonia, barrio lieutenant of Namalangan, Santa, Ilocos Sur, was informed by...