Supreme Court
Belbis, Jr. y Competente vs. People
G.R. No. 181052
Barangay Tanod Jose Bahillo was stabbed by Rodolfo Belbis, Jr. while held by Alberto Brucales, leading to fatal complications. Petitioners claimed self-defense, but the Supreme Court upheld their homicide conviction, ruling the stab wounds caused death and rejecting mitigating circumstances.
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