Carlos Del Prado v. People

Summary

Carlos Del Prado y Fernandez was convicted of two counts of homicide for killing Ben Son and Vicente Eclipse. He claimed self-defense and defense of relative but failed to prove unlawful aggression by the victims. The Supreme Court denied his petition for review, finding the questions raised were purely factual and that he failed to establish the justifying circumstances. The Court affirmed his conviction but modified the damages award, granting P50,000 each for civil indemnity, moral damages, and temperate damages per victim, while deleting exemplary damages. The case demonstrates the strict evidentiary requirements for establishing self-defense and the Court's standardized approach to damages in homicide cases following People v. Jugueta.