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PEOPLE vs. Renato Albao, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENATO ALBAO @) JUN and JOSE ALENO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 117481 | 1998-03-06

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

Self-defense must be established by clear and convincing evidence. Likewise, the fact that the victim initiated the unlawful aggression does not give the person defending an absolute license to kill. Where unlawful aggression on the part of the victim is not proven, there can be no self-defense. On the other hand, denial and alibi, while inherently weak, assume relevance when the evidence of the prosecution linking the accused to the crime is inconclusive.

The Case

These are the doctrines we apply in resolving this joint appeal of Renato Albao and Jose Aleno 1 before this Court challenging the March 1994...