BACABAC VS PEOPLE Sept 11, 2007 | CARPIO-MORALES P: Ricardo Bacabac R: People o t!e P" TOPIC: Mitigating Circumstance – VINDICATION OF A WRON FACTS R#C Co$%icted police&a$ Bacabac, 'o(e, Ed)el, 'o$at!a$, a$d 'e(*( o mur!er "ua#i$e! %& treac'er&( Evening of Dec 23, 1990: 2 +ro*p( o people ere at a da$ce !all i$ P*ro ., Sa$ 'oa/*i$, Iloilo Iloilo Cit Cit ) ro*p 1: *ernani +ui!at, -.ictim/ a$d co&pa$io$( Ed*ardo a$d Melc!or ) ro*p 2: 'o$at!a$ a$d Ed)el ) Al(o at t!e da$ce !all: 'e(*(
O$ t!eir a !o&e, t!e 2 +ro*p( e$co*$tered e$co*$tered eac! ot!er a$d !ad a &i(*$der(ta$di$+ 0esus, al(o o$ !i( a !o&e, it$e((ed t!e co&&otio$ ) Sa t!at Melc!or 3!*++i$+3 Ed)el, a$d 3ti$+3 'o$at!a$ 3it! !i( !a$d(3 ) Al(o (a t!e %icti& !it Ed)el it! a 3(tic3 ) "e told ro*p 1 t!at Ed)el i( t!e (o$ o Co*$cilor 'o(e #ala$/*i$e(, 'r ) Ed*ardo told 'e(*( to +o aa or t!e &i+!t (!oot !i& ) 'e(*( t!*( let let a$d e$t e$t to Ed)el4( Ed)el4( re(ide$ce to report to !i( at!er !at !e !ad it$e((ed
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Melc!or e(caped #!e %icti&, Ed*ardo, a$d 'o$at!a$ ere ere bro*+!t to t!e !o(pital !o(pital ) 9icti& pro$o*$ced OA ) Ed*ardo died 2 !o*r( later R#C Co$%icted Bacabac, 'o(e, Ed)el, 'o$at!a$, a$d 'e(*( o mur!er "ua#i$e! %& treac'er& ) B*t t!ere i( a &iti+ati$+ circ*&(ta$ce o I&&ediate %i$dicatio$ or 'o(e a$d 'e(*( V,#untar& surren!er 5,r o Baca%ac Bacabac ar+*e( t!at t!ere i( $o co$(pirac to ill ) "e &erel ;red a ar$i$+ (!ot i$to t!e air to re(po$d to a p*blic di(t*rba$ce, t, a.ert 5urt'er acts ,5 .i,#ence , in 4ursuance ,5 'is !ut& as 4,#ice ,? t!er t!ere e a( co$( co$(pir pirac ac a$d treac!er betee$ Bacabac a$d 'o(e@( co&pa$ –>ES
2 =>? t!e &iti+ati$+ circ*&(ta$ce o i&&ediate %i$dicatio$ ab(ol%e( !i& o liabilit NO *ELD?RATIO 1 #!ere a( co$(pirac beca*(e ) Bacabac@( ail*re to a((i(t t!e %icti&( ater t!e (!ooti$+ rei$orce( t!e co$(pirac betee$ !i& a$d !i( coacc*(ed to !ar& t!e %icti&( #!at it a( !e !o ;r(t o
#!ere a( al(o treac'er& beca*(e %icti& a$d co&pa$io$( !ad $o c!a$ce to dee$d t!e&(el%e( ere $ot ar&ed, t!e attac a( *$e6pected, a$d t!e %icti& alread (*rre$dered
2 Bacabac@( i$%ocatio$ o t!e &iti+ati$+ circ*&(ta$ce o imme!iate .in!icati,n ,5 a gra.e ,@ense ail( beca*(e or it to be credited, t!e act (!o*ld be co&&itted i$ t!e imme!iate .in!icati,n ,5 a gra.e ,@ense to t!e o$e co&&itti$+ t!e elo$, !i( (po*(e, a(ce$da$t(, de(ce$da$t(, le+iti&ate, $at*ral or adopted brot!er( or (i(ter(, or re#ati.es %& a
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