Criminal Law- People vs.

Genosa
THIS CASE IS WITH REGARD TO ART. 11 (1), AND ART 14 (16) OF THE R.P.C
Case of People of te R.P. !s. Ge"osa
G.R.No. 1#$%&1 1$'a"(a)*+,,4
FACTS OF THE CASE:
-a).!./ Ge"osa o" 1$No!e01e)1%%$, atta/2e3 a"3 4o("3e3 .s (s1a"3, 4./
(lt.0atel* le3 to .s 3eat. A//o)3."5 to te appella"t se 3.3 "ot p)o!o2e e) (s1a"3 4e" se
5ot o0e tat ".5t .t 4as e) (s1a"3 4o 1e5a" te p)o!o/at.o". Te Appella"t sa.3 se 4as
f).5te"e3 tat e) (s1a"3 4o(l3 ()t e) a"3 se 4a"te3 to 0a2e s()e se 4o(l3 3el.!e) e)
1a1* safel*. I" fa/t, Te Appela"t a3 to 1e a30.tte3 late) at te R.6al -e3./al Ce"t)e as se 4as
s(ffe)."5 f)o0 e/la0ps.a a"3 *pe)te"s.o", a"3 te 1a1* 4as 1o)" p)e0at()el* o" De/e01e) 1,
1%%$.
Te Appella"t test.f.e3 tat 3()."5 e) 0a)).a5e se a3 t).e3 to lea!e e) (s1a"3 at least f.!e
($) t.0es, 1(t tat 7e" 4o(l3 al4a*s follo4 e) a"3 te* 4o(l3 )e/o"/.le. Te Apella"t sa.3 tat
te )easo" 4* 7e" 4as !.ole"t a"3 a1(s.!e to4a)3s e) tat ".5t 4as 1e/a(se 8e 4as /)a6*
a1o(t .s )e/e"t 5.)lf).e"3, 9(l( R(1.llos.
Te Appella"t afte) 1e."5 ."te)!.e4e3 1* spe/.al.sts, as 1ee" so4" to 1e s(ffe)."5 f)o0
7atte)e3 Wo0a" S*"3)o0e.
ISSUES OF THE CASE:
Can Marivic Genosa be granted the Justifying circumstance of Self-defense, and can she be
held liable for the aggravating circumstance of treachery?
No, 7atte)e3 4o0a" s*"3)o0e, 4./ te appella"t as 1ee" so4" to 1e s(ffe)."5 ." te
)elat.o"s.p does not in itself establish the legal right of the woman to kill her abusive partner.
Evidence must still be considered in the context of self-defense.
No, Te)e .s t)ea/e)* 4e" o"e /o00.ts a"* of te /).0es a5a."st pe)so"s 1* e0plo*."5
0ea"s, 0eto3s o) fo)0s ." te e:e/(t.o" te)eof 4.to(t ).s2 to o"eself a).s."5 f)o0 te 3efe"se
tat te offe"3e3 pa)t* 0.5t 0a2e.
HEL:
Te /o"!./t.o" of Appella"t -a).!./ Ge"osa fo) pa))./.3e .s e)e1* AFFIR-ED. Ho4e!e), te)e
1e."5 t4o (+) 0.t.5at."5 /.)/(0sta"/es a"3 "o a55)a!at."5 /.)/(0sta"/e atte"3."5 e)
/o00.ss.o" of te offe"se, e) pe"alt* .s RED;CED to s.: (6) *ea)s a"3 o"e (1) 3a* of p).s.o"
0a*o) as 0.".0(0< to 14 *ea)s, & 0o"ts a"3 1 3a* of )e/l(s.o" te0po)al as 0a:.0(0.