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PEOPLE vs Bonnie R. Rabanal

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BONNIE R. RABANAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 146687 | 2002-08-22

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In the early dawn of August 11, 1996, a drunken and armed Roberto Pascua was fatally shot by the security guard of a building in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. The prosecution asserts that Pascua was treacherously shot while the defense contends that it was an act of self-preservation.

The security guard, Bonnie R. Rabanal, was charged with Murder committed as follows:

That on or about the 11th day of August 1996, in the City of Dagupan, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused BONNIE R. RABANAL, being then armed with a gun, with treachery and with intent...