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2009-05-08 |
VELASCO JR., J. |
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| None of these requisites are present in accused-appellant's case. In fact, jurisprudence holds that merely reporting the incident cannot be considered voluntary surrender within contemplation of the law.[24] By accused-appellant's own admission, he only went to the authorities to inform them that Adrian was injured. What is more, accused-appellant claims he had nothing to do with the murder of Oliver. Even if we were to consider voluntary surrender as mitigating, this would only apply to the injury inflicted on Adrian. Accused-appellant denies culpability in Oliver's death and this negates any acknowledgement of guilt. | |||||