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Practice question: Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (RA 9262, Secs. 3–6 and 24–27)

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Practice question

Explain Sections 26 and 27 as distinct rules: battered woman syndrome and intoxication. Does either permit an unsupported automatic claim?

Legal references

  • RA 9262, Sections 3–6 and 24–27: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9262_2004.html
  • Acharon v People, G.R. No. 224946, November 9, 2021, en banc main decision, willful financial denial and distinct Sections 5(e) and 5(i): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_224946_2021.html

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