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The defendant killed his wife but claimed insanity as a defense. The court rejected this defense because evidence showed he was not completely deprived of reason when committing the crime, as there was a domestic altercation beforehand. A psychological evaluation done 7 months later was also deemed inconclusive. While the lower court correctly rejected the insanity defense, it erred in imposing the death penalty without considering aggravating or mitigating circumstances. The Supreme Court affirmed the conv
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- Jp Beltran
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- EN