Criminal Law Juris 1

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. L-52688 October 17, 1980 THE PEOPLE O THE PH!L!PP!NES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HONOR"TO "M#"L, accused-appellant. "$U!NO, J.: ono!ato "#bal appealed f!o# the decision of the Cou!t of $i!st Instance of Ca#i%uin convictin% hi# of pa!!icide, sentencin% hi# to reclusion perpetua and o!de!in% hi# to pa& an inde#nit& of t'elve thousand pesos to the hei!s of his deceased 'ife, $elicula Vicente-"#bal (C!i#inal Case No. )**-C+. In the #o!nin% of anua!& , )/00, the ba!an%a& captain found unde! so#e flo'e!in% plants nea! the house of ono!ato "#bal located in 1a!!io 1alba%on, Ma #ba2ao, Ca#i%uin, $el icula Vicent e-"#bal, 34, #o!t all& 'ounded. She as 5ed fo! d!in5in% 'ate! and #edical assistance. She sustained seven incised 'ounds in diffe!ent pa!ts of he! bod&. She 'as placed in an i#p!ovised ha##oc5 and b!ou%ht to the hospital 'he!e she died fo!t& #inutes afte! a!!ival the!eat (E6h. 1 and 7+. On that sa#e #o!nin%, ono!ato "#bal, husband of $elicula, afte! ent!ustin% his child to a nei%hbo!, 'ent to the house of the ba!an%a& captain and info!#ed the latte!8s spouse that he (ono!ato+ had 5illed his 'ife $elin%. "fte! #a5in% that o!al confession, " #bal too5 a pedicab, 'ent to the #unicipal hall and su!!ende!ed to a police#an, also confessin% to the latte! that he had li9uidated his 'ife. :he police#an confiscated "#bal 8s lon% bolo, the tip of 'hich 'as b!o5en (E6h. $+. "#bal 'as bespatte!ed 'ith blood. is shi!t 'as to!n. e appea!ed to be 'ea5. :he 5illin% 'as the cli#a6 of a fifteen-&ea!-old #a!!ia%e featu!ed b& 9ua!!els and bic5e!in%s 'hich 'e!e e6ace!bated b& the fact that the 'ife so#eti#es did not sta& in the con2u%al abode and chose to spend the ni%ht in the poblacion of Ma#ba2ao. :he couple had ei%ht child!en. :he i##ediate p!ovocation fo! the assault 'as a 9ua!!el induced b& $elicula8s failu!e to bu& #edicine fo! "#bal 'ho 'as afflicted 'ith influen; a. :he t'o en%a%ed in a heated alte!ation. $elicula told he! husband that it 'ould be bette! if he 'e!e dead (<Mas #aa&o 5a pan% #a#ata&<+. :hat !e#a!5 infu!iated " #bal and i#pelled hi# to attac5 his 'ife (E6h. )+. On anua!& 0, )/00, a police lieutenant cha!%ed "#bal 'ith pa!!icide in the #unicipal cou!t. "fte! a p!eli#ina!& e6a#ination, the case 'as elevated to the Cou!t of $i!st Instance 'he!e on Ma!ch 3, )/00 the fiscal filed a%ainst "#bal an info!#ation fo! pa!!icide. "t the a!!ai%n#ent, "#bal, assisted b& counsel de oficio, pleaded not %uilt&. "fte! the p!osec ution had p!esented it s evidence, ac cused8s counsel de oficio #anifes ted that the d efense of " #bal 'as insanit&. 1 | Page

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