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2003-10-08 |
BELLOSILLO, J. |
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| Well-settled is the rule that an inquiry into the mental state of an accused should relate to the period immediately before or at the very moment the felony is committed.[18] The medical findings of the BGHMC, which diagnosed appellant's mental disorder as schizophrenic psychosis, paranoid type, refer to appellant's treatment after the incident happened. It is bereft of any proof that appellant was completely deprived of intelligence or discernment at the time or at the very moment he killed his wife. It is inconclusive as to whether he was insane at the time immediately preceding or at the very moment of the killing. | |||||