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Sep 25, 1998 treachery self-defense murder criminal law people-v-ebrada supreme-court

When Self-Defense Fails: Treachery and Criminal Liability in Philippine Law

A look at People v. Ebrada, where the Supreme Court rejected self-defense and upheld treachery in a fatal stabbing.