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Self-Defense Legal Principles in Philippines by Astrid Gopo Brisson is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Rogelio Soplente stabbed two men, Leyson and Notarte, during a confrontation where he and his cousin Nicanor were surrounded and attacked. 2. Rogelio claimed self-defense, arguing that the events unfolded very quickly and he was unable to properly assess the level of threat from each attacker. 3. The court ruled that the laws on self-defense are meant to approximate natural human responses to danger, not to require analyzing threats in a life-threatening situation. Rogelio could not reasonably be expe
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- Astrid Gopo Brisson
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- EN