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People Vs Amaguin

Three brothers - Willie, Gildo, and Celso Amaguin - were charged with murdering brothers Pacifico and Diosdado Oro. During a confrontation between the two families, Celso attacked Pacifico with a knife while Gildo stabbed Diosdado. Willie then shot Pacifico, Diosdado, and another man with a handgun. Though the Amaguin brothers claimed self defense, witnesses supported the prosecution's account. Gildo was found guilty of murder while Willie was deemed an accomplice. The court ruled that the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender applied to both Willie and Gildo, even though they waited a week to turn themselves in, because they surrendered voluntarily

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People Vs Amaguin

Three brothers - Willie, Gildo, and Celso Amaguin - were charged with murdering brothers Pacifico and Diosdado Oro. During a confrontation between the two families, Celso attacked Pacifico with a knife while Gildo stabbed Diosdado. Willie then shot Pacifico, Diosdado, and another man with a handgun. Though the Amaguin brothers claimed self defense, witnesses supported the prosecution's account. Gildo was found guilty of murder while Willie was deemed an accomplice. The court ruled that the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender applied to both Willie and Gildo, even though they waited a week to turn themselves in, because they surrendered voluntarily

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs.

WILLIE AMAGUIN, GILDO


AMAGUIN AND CELSO AMAGUIN, accused.
January 10, 1994
(Accused) brothers Willie, Gildo and Celso, all surnamed Amaguin, being charged with
the murder of the Oro brothers Pacifico and Diosdado.
Facts: On their way to the plaza, Pacifico (deceased) was called by accused Celso Amaguin.
After the refusal of the deceased, the accused, Celso, with a butcher's knife in hand, rushed
towards Pacifico. Gildo, Celso's younger brother, followed with a knife and slingshot.
Celso hacked Pacifico. Gildo then stabbed Diosdado with a knife. Thereafter, Willie, the
eldest of the Amaguin brothers, appeared with a handgun and successively shot the brothers
Pacifico, Diosdado and the fleeing Danilo.
Diosdado, own kneeling, gasping for breath and pleading for his life, was again shot by
Willie who next fired anew at Pacifico. Meanwhile, Gildo and Celso repeatedly stabbed Pacifico
who already lying prostrate and defenseless.


*Other survivors also gave their respective versions.
The defense however maintains that it was the Oro brothers who started the fight.
Accused Gildo Amaguin recounted that Pacifico with five others went to their house and
approached his brother Celso and there deceased together with his companions initiated a fight.
Nenita Amaguin, mother of the accused brothers, affirmed that her son Celso was indeed
troublesome,

but added that Willie had no prior violations against the law.
After a joint trial, and finding the version of the prosecution to be more credible, the CIF
of Iloilo found Gildo Amaguin, guilty of murder and Willie Amaguin as accomplice.
Issue: Whether or not the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender be appreciated in favor
of the accused?
Ruling: Yes. While it may have taken both Willie and Gildo a week before turning themselves
in, the fact is, they voluntarily surrendered to the police authorities before arrest could be
effected. For voluntary surrender to be appreciated as a mitigating circumstance, the following
elements must be present: (a) the offender has not been actually arrested; (b) the offender
surrendered himself to a person in authority; and (c) the surrender must be voluntary. All these
requisites appear to have attended their surrender.

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