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2002-01-08 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Given the aforecited circumstances in this case, appellant's plea of self-defense has no leg to stand on. Further, as shown by the autopsy report, the victim suffered seven hack wounds, all of which were deemed fatal by the medico-legal officer. The gravity of these hack wounds negates the claim of self-defense. It is an oft-repeated rule that the presence of a large number of wounds, their location and their seriousness would negate self-defense. Instead, they indicate a determined effort to kill.[21] | |||||