Th

ePeo
pleo
fthePhi
l
ippi
nesv.Tomoto
rgo
G.
R.No
.L-
47941
, Apri
l30
,1985
Ala
mpa y,J
.:
FACTS:
Severa lmo n t
h spr iortoth eocc urrenceo fthef atali
nc ident,Ma gda l
enadel osSa n to
s ,
thewife
oftheh ereina cc u
s ed, ha dbeenper sistentlya s
kingh erh usba ndtos ellthec onj
u galhomewh i
chwa s
thenloc ateda tSiti
oDi na l
un gan,Cama rinesSu r.Shewa ntedh erf amilytot ransf
ert otheh ouseofher
husba nd’sin-l
awswh ic hisint hetowno fTinamba c,Ca mnari
n esSu r
.
OnJ une23, 1977, ea r
lyinthemo rningth eac cusedlef thomet owo r
ko nh i
sf a
rm. Upo nhis
returnth atsamemo r
n ing,h efoundh iswi f
ea n dthree-mo ntho ldba bya lreadyg one.Hewen ttol
ook
forthema ndo nat raila bou t200ma wa yfr omt hei
rh ome, hef o un
dh iswi feandh isinfants o
nbr i
ngi
nga
bundleo fc l
o t
hes .Hepl ea dedwi thh i
swi fet hattheyr eturnh omewi ththeirch i
l
d, butsher efused.
Wh enth ea ccus edt ri
edt ot aketh eba by,h i
swi fethrewt heba byo nt heg rassypo r
tiono fthetrai
l,
causingt heba byt oc r y.Incen sedwithwr atha ndh i
sa ngerbeyo ndc ontrol,hepickedu papi ec eof
wo odan ds tartedh itt
in gh i
swi feu nt
ilsh efellont heg round.Rea li
z i
ngwh a thedid, h
ec arriedh i
swife
backt ot hei
rh ome. Het henr eturnedt othepl acewh eretheba bywa sth rowna ndlikewis etookthe
babyh o me. Soo naf t
er ,Ma gdalenadieddes pi
tet heef for
tso fh erh usbandt oa l
leviat
eh erpa ins.
Tomo torgor epo rtedt het r
a g
icin ci
den ttotheBa rangayCa ptai
no ftheirplacewh ot henbr oug
ht
himt opo l
icema nAr ellos atowh omt hea cc useds urrendered. Hea l
sobro ughtwi t
ht hepiec eofwo od
wh i
chh eu s
edi nbea ti
n gh iswife.
Hewa sc harg edwi thpa rr
ici
dea ndplea dedn otg ui
lt
y.
I
SSUE:
Wh ethero rn o tthea ccusedisg uil
tyo fPa rr
icide,event houghh i
si nt
enti
o nswer et oo n
lyinf
li
ct
i
n j
ury.

RULLING:
Yes,thea c
cusedissti
llg
uil
tyofparr
icide.
Bec au
s eaccor
dingtoArt.4o ft
heRevis edPen a
l
Code(RPC) ,cri
mi nall
iabi
li
tyshal
lbeincur
redbya nyper soncommitti
ngafelonya l
tho
ught h
ewr ongf
ul
actbedi f
ferentfr o
mt hatwhichheint
endeda ndthatthea cc
usedisli
abl
ef orallt
hec o
ns equencesof
hi
sfeloniousa cts
.
Ther eferencema debythea c
cusedt oArt.263o ft
heR.P.
Cwh ic
hpr escri
besgradu ated
penal
tiesfort hec or
respondi
ngphysi
cali
njur
iesc o
mmi tt
edisentir
elymispl
a cedandir
releva nt
consi
deringth a
tint hi
sc a
sethevict
imdiedver ysoonaftershewa sassaul
ted.