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FINALS CASES TO READ

I. ART. 11 – JUSTIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES

II. PAR. 5 FULLFILMENT OF A DUTY OF A RIGHT OR OFFICE
a.) People vs. Oanis and Galanta 74 Phil., 257 , July 27, 1943
III. ART. 12 – EXEMPTING CIRCUMSTANCES
a.) AN IMBECILE OR AN INSANE PERSON, UNLESS THE LATTER HAS ACTED
DURING A LUCID INTERVAL
b.) COMMITTING A CRIME WHILE IN DREAM – PEOPLE V. TANEO 58 PHIL. 255
IV. ANY PERSON WHO, WHILE PERFORMING A LAWFUL ACT WITH DUE CARE,
CAUSES AN INJURY BY MERE ACCIDENT WITHOUT FAULT OR INTENTION OF
CAUSING IT.
a.) U.S V. TANEDO 15 PHIL. 196
b.) PEOPLE V. NOCUM 77 PHIL. 1018
V. ACCIDENT
a.) PEOPLE V. REYES NO. L-33154, FEB. 27, 1976, 69 SCRA 474, 478
VI. ANY PERSON WHO ACTS UNDER THE COMPULSION OF AN IRRESISTABLE
FORCE.
a.) U.S. V. CABALLEROS, ET. AL., 4 PHIL. 350

POSSIBLE CASES AFTERWARDS

I. ANY PERSON WHO ACTS UNDER THE COMPULSION OF AN IRRESISTABLE

FORCE.

U.S V. ELICANAL, 35 PHIL. 209

NO COMPULSION OF IRRESISTABLE FORCE
PEOPLE V. SARIP, NOS. L-31481-31483, FEBRUARY 28, 1979, 88 SCRA 666,
673-674
PASSION OR OBFUSCATION= NOT IRRESISTABLE FORCE
DECEMBER OF SUP. CT. OF SPAIN, MARCH 15, 1876
BASIS OF PAR. 5
PEOPLE V. LORENO, NO. L-54414, JULY 9, 1984, 130 SCRA 311, 321
NATURE OF FORCE REQUIRED
PEOPLE V. LORENO, NO. L-54414, JULY 9, 1984, 130 SCRA 311, 321-322,
CITING PEOPLE V. VILLANUEVA, 104 PHIL. 450
ANY PERSON WHO ACTS UNDER THE IMPULSE OF AN UNCONTROLLABLE
FEAR OF AN EQUAL OR GREATER INJURY.
U.S V. ELICANAL, 35 PHIL. 209, 212, 213
PEOPLE V. PETENIA, NO. L-51256, AUGUST 12, 1986, 143 SCRA 361,369
U.S V. EXALTACION, 3 PHIL. 339
NATURE OF DURESS AS A VALID DEFENSE
PEOPLE V. BORJA, NO. L-22947, JULY 12, 1979, 91 SCRA 340, 355, CITING
PEOPLE V. QUILLOY, 88 PHIL. 53
ACCUSED MUST NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ESCAPE OR SELF-DEFENSE.
PEOPLE V. PALENCIA, NO. L-38957, APRIL 30, 1976, 71 SCRA 679; PEOPLE V.
ABANES, NO. L-30609, SEPTEMBER 28, 1976, 73 SCRA 44, 47
PEOPLE V. PARULAN, 88 PHIL. 615, 623
PEOPLE V. VARGAS AND KAMATOY, C.A., 45 O.G. 1332
PEOPLE V. ROGADO, ET. AL., 106 PHIL. 816
PEOPLE V. REGALA, ET. AL., G.R. NO. L-1751, MAY 28, 1951
PEOPLE V. BAGALAWIS, 78 PHIL. 174, CITING REPUBLICA V. M’CARTY,
2 DALL., 36, 1 LAW, ED., 300, 301
SPECULATIVE, FANCIFUL AND REMOTE FEAR IS NOT UNCONTROLLABLE
FEAR.
PEOPLE V. MORENO, 77 HPIL. 549
PEOPLE V. FERNANDO, NO. L-24782, MAY 29, 1970, 33 SCRA 149, 157
REAL, IMMINENT OR REASONABLE FEAR.
U.S V. EXALTACION, 3 PHIL. 339
PEOPLE V. PALENCIA, NO. L-38957, APRIL 30, 1976, 71 SCRA 679; PEOPLE V.
ABANES, NO. L-30609, SEPTEMBER 28, 1976, 73 SCRA 44, 47
ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO PERFORM AN ACT REQUIRED BY LAW, WHEN
PREVENTED BY SOME LAWFUL OR INSUPERABLE CAUSE.
U.S V. VICENTILLO, 19 PHIL. 118, 119
PEOPLE V. BANDIAN, 63 PHIL. 530, 534-535