U.S. VS.

ABIOG
G.R. No. L-12747; November 13, 1917
FACTS:
The chance remarks of the deceased made the defendant Vicente indignant at its allusions, which
prompted the latter to vindicate. Thus, Vicente immediately went to his house to get a revolver but
while returning to the scene, his brother attempted to prevent him of his plan by gaining the
possession of the revolver which accidentally fired and killed the latter. This incident further
infuriated Vicente and caused him to cling on his intention of killing the deceased whom he actually
wounded in the stomach by firing his weapon. Running in his succor, his brother Luis also attacked
the deceased with a bolo. The mortal wounds sustained by the victim caused his untimely death.
ISSUE: Whether or not the defendants were liable to the crime of homicide.
HELD:
Yes. The Court said that since the mortal wounds inflicted by the defendants upon the deceased
caused the latters immediate death, they are guilty of homicide. In the absence of conspiracy, the
criminal liability resulting from different acts committed against one and the same person is individual
and not collective and each one of the culprits is responsible only for his own acts (U.S. vs.
Magcomot).