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2009-10-23 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| We likewise subscribe to the ruling of the trial court and the appellate court that treachery attended the commission of the crime. As held in People v. Mara,[20] the essence of treachery is the sudden and unexpected attack by the aggressors on unsuspecting victims, depriving the latter of any real chance to defend themselves, thereby ensuring its commission without risk to the aggressors, and without the slightest provocation on the part of the victims. What is decisive is that attack was executed in a manner that the victim was rendered defenseless and unable to retaliate.[21] | |||||