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People Vs Ricardo Janairo Y Bacomo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICARDO JANAIRO y BACOMO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129254 | 1999-07-22

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

When self-defense is invoked, the accused must establish clearly and convincingly all of the following: 1) unlawful aggression on the part of the victim, 2) reasonable necessity for the means employed to prevent or repel it, and 3) no sufficient provocation on the part of the defendant. Having admitted responsibility for the killing, the accused has the burden of proving the foregoing elements. Self-defense collapses upon failure to discharge this burden.

The Case

Ricardo Janairo appeals the December 12, 1996 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 49) of Puerto Princesa City, which convicted him...