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People Vs Gonzales JR - CD

The appellant and Andres had an altercation after their vehicles almost collided. Later, when Andres was in his car talking to the appellant's son, the appellant took out a gun thinking Andres was getting something from his car. However, the appellant's daughter-in-law pushed him, causing him to lose balance and accidentally fire the gun, hitting Andres' wife and two sons. The appellant was convicted of murder but appealed, arguing it was an accident. The Supreme Court ruled the shooting was not attended by treachery as required for murder, since the appellant did not deliberately employ means to ensure the execution of the crime without risk to himself. The crime was homicide, not murder.

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People Vs Gonzales JR - CD

The appellant and Andres had an altercation after their vehicles almost collided. Later, when Andres was in his car talking to the appellant's son, the appellant took out a gun thinking Andres was getting something from his car. However, the appellant's daughter-in-law pushed him, causing him to lose balance and accidentally fire the gun, hitting Andres' wife and two sons. The appellant was convicted of murder but appealed, arguing it was an accident. The Supreme Court ruled the shooting was not attended by treachery as required for murder, since the appellant did not deliberately employ means to ensure the execution of the crime without risk to himself. The crime was homicide, not murder.

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. INOCENCIO GONZALEZ, JR.

G.R. No. 139542 June 21, 2001



FACTS: After their vehicles almost collided with each other, Andres and Appellant had an altercation.
Thereafter, Andres went back inside to his car when he was blocked by the appellants son who said,
"Anong problema mo sa erpat ko." Andres testified that he felt threatened and so he immediately
boarded his vehicle, sat at the drivers seat, closed the door, and partially opened the car window just
wide enough to talk back to appellants son, Dino. In the meantime, appellant, thinking that Andres was
going to get something from his car, took a gun. However, he was pushed by his daughter-in-law which
made him lost his balance and accidentally fired the gun hitting Andres wife, and two sons.Appellant was
charged and convicted of Murder, Double Frustrated Murder and Attempted Murder in the RTC.
The appellant seeks a reversal and prays that judgment be rendered exempting him from criminal and
civil liabilities contending that he had no intention to shoot Noel Andres much less his wife nor the
children. He lost his balance when his daughter Trisha approached and pushed him backwards to stop him
from joining Dino and Noel Andres but the appellant tried to free his right hand holding the gun and it
accidentally fired.

ISSUE: Whether or not there was treachery attendant in the crime.

RULING: No. Treachery under par.16 of Article 14 of the Revised Penal Code is defined as the deliberate
employment of means, methods or forms in the execution of a crime against persons which tend directly
and specially to insure its execution, without risk to the offender arising from the defense which the
intended victim might raise. For treachery to be appreciated two elements must concur: 1) the
employment of means of execution that would insure the safety of the accused from retaliatory acts of
the intended victim and leaving the latter without an opportunity to defend himself and 2) the means
employed were deliberately or consciously adopted by the offender.
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We affirm the recommendation of the Solicitor-General that the shooting was not attended by treachery
and accordingly the crime committed for the death of Feliber Andres is homicide and not murder.

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