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    The accused were convicted of causing death due to a tumultuous affray for beating up the victim Argo, which resulted in his death. The Court of Appeals modified the conviction to homicide. The Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' ruling that the accused were guilty of homicide rather than causing death due to a tumultuous affray, as there were only two assailants who took turns attacking the victim, and their actions were the direct cause of his death.

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    The accused were convicted of causing death due to a tumultuous affray for beating up the victim Argo, which resulted in his death. The Court of Appeals modified the conviction to homicide. The Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' ruling that the accused were guilty of homicide rather than causing death due to a tumultuous affray, as there were only two assailants who took turns attacking the victim, and their actions were the direct cause of his death.

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    The accused were convicted of causing death due to a tumultuous affray for beating up the victim Argo, which resulted in his death. The Court of Appeals modified the conviction to homicide. The Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' ruling that the accused were guilty of homicide rather than causing death due to a tumultuous affray, as there were only two assailants who took turns attacking the victim, and their actions were the direct cause of his death.

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    CA Decision Affirmed. Based On Case Law, A Tumultuous Affray Takes Place

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    Case Wacoy vs. People, G.R. No.

    213792, 22 June 2015

    Facts The victim Argo was beaten up by accused and co-accused taking turns in
    kicking his stomach. Argo was rushed to the hospital and eventually died.
    The accused were convicted of causing death due a tumultuous affray in the
    RTC, this was later modified in the CA ruling that homicide is the crime
    committed. Petitioner appealed before the Court after his MR was denied.

    Issue Whether the accused is guilty of homicide or causing death due tumultuous
    affray.

    Ruling The Court agrees with the CA, the accused are found guilty of Homicide,
    CA Decision affirmed. Based on case law, a tumultuous affray takes place
    when a quarrel occurs between several persons and they engage in a
    confused and tumultuous affray, in the course of which some person is killed
    or wounded and the author thereof cannot be ascertained.
    The evidence clearly established that there were only two (2) persons, Wacoy
    and Quibac, who picked on one defenseless individual, Aro, and attacked him
    repeatedly, taking turns in inflicting punches and kicks on the poor victim.
    There was no confusion and tumultuous quarrel or affray, nor was there a
    reciprocal aggression in that fateful incident. Since Wacoy and Quibac
    were even identified as the ones who assaulted Aro, the latter's death cannot
    be said to have been caused in a tumultuous affray. Therefore, the CA
    correctly held that Wacoy and Quibac' s act of mauling Aro was the proximate
    cause of the latter's death; and as such, they must be held criminally liable
    therefore, specifically for the crime of Homicide.

    Doctrine 1. Article 251 of the RPC defined.


    2. Elements of Art. 251:(a) that there be several persons; (b) that
    they did not compose groups organized for the common purpose of
    assaulting and attacking each other reciprocally;
    (c) that these several persons quarrelled and assaulted one another in
    a confused and tumultuous manner; (d) that someone was
    killed in the course of the affray; (e) that it cannot be ascertained
    who actually killed the deceased;
    and (j) that the person or persons who inflicted serious physical injuries
    or who used violence can be identified.
    3. Elements of Homicide (a) a person was killed; (b) the accused killed
    him without any justifying circumstance; (c) the accused had the
    intention to kill, which is presumed; and (d) the killing was not attended
    by any of the qualifying circumstances of Murder, or by that of
    Parricide or Infanticide.

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