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Jan 14, 2004 criminal-law parricide mitigating-circumstances revised-penal-code death-penalty supreme-court

Voluntary Confession Mitigates Parricide: Reclusion Perpetua Instead of Death

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how voluntary confession of guilt mitigates parricide, reducing the penalty from death to reclusion perpetua.

Aug 15, 2001 criminal-law mitigating-circumstances gross-ignorance judges revised-penal-code plea-of-guilty

Ignorance of the Law Excuses No One: Erroneous Application of Mitigating Circumstances

A judge's error in appreciating mitigating circumstances leads to a fine for gross ignorance of the law, explaining the rules on plea of guilty and voluntary surrender.