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    Illness diminishing will-power, A13(9) Revised Penal Code

    1. Concept Illness diminishing will-power – refers to the mitigating circumstance under the Revised Penal Code wherein the accused is afflicted with an illness that would diminish the exercise of his/her will-power without, however, depriving him/her of the consciousness of his/her acts. a. Legal basis Article 13. Mitigating circumstances. – The following are mitigating circumstances;…