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Marivic Genosa killed her husband Ben after years of physical and emotional abuse. She claimed self-defense using the battered woman syndrome. The court ruled against her on two issues. First, the elements required to claim battered woman syndrome were not fully established, as there was time between the last abuse and the killing when the danger had ended. Second, the court found no treachery, as a quarrel preceded the killing so it could not be unexpected, and there was no evidence she deliberately chose

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