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Mar 18, 2015 criminal-law mitigating-circumstances passion-and-obfuscation homicide treachery supreme-court

Passion's Lingering Flame: Redefining Mitigating Circumstances in Homicide Cases

The Supreme Court clarifies that passion and obfuscation may build over time, not just in the heat of the moment, reducing murder to homicide.

Sep 12, 2002 criminal-law homicide passion-and-obfuscation mitigating-circumstance supreme-court revised-penal-code

Passion and Obfuscation in Homicide: When Jealousy Mitigates Intent

The Supreme Court explains when a betrayed spouse's passion and obfuscation can reduce murder to homicide in the Philippines.