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Dec 1, 2000 treachery murder homicide revised penal code criminal law people v templo

Murder or Homicide: Understanding Treachery in Philippine Criminal Law from People v. Templo

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a sudden attack amounts to treachery—and when it is only homicide, not murder.