CRIM PRO JUDGE ABELITA III v. DORIA
J!"# F#$%&on A'#$%ta III ()#t%t%on#*+ ,%$#! a co&)$a%nt ,o* Da&a"#s n!#* A*t%c$#s -2(+ an! (/+ o, t# C%v%$ Co!# a"a%nst P)t. G#*&an B. Do*%a (P)t. Do*%a+ an! PO- C#sa* Ra&%*#3 (PO- Ra&%*#3+. P#t%t%on#* a$$#"#! %n %s co&)$a%nt tat on 2 Ma*c 1//64 at a*on! 12 noon4 # an! %s 5%,# 5#*# on t#%* 5a to t#%* os# %n Ba"&'aan4 Mas'at#4 Mas'at# 5#n P)t. Do*%a an! PO- Ra&%*#3 (*#s)on!#nts+4 acco&)an%#! ' 10 n%!#nt%,%#! )o$%c# o,,%c#*s4 *#7#st#! t#& to )*oc##! to t# P*ov%nc%a$ P8P 9#a!7a*t#*s at Ca&) Bon% #**ano4 Mas'at#4 Mas'at#. P#t%t%on#* 5as ss)%c%os o, t# *#7#st an! to$! *#s)on!#nts tat # 5o$! )*oc##! to t# P8P 9#a!7a*t#*s a,t#* # a! '*o"t %s 5%,# o&#. P#t%t%on#* a$$#"#! tat 5#n # )a*#! %s ca* %n ,*ont o, t#%* os#4 PO- Ra&%*#3 "*a''#! %&4 ,o*c%'$ too t# # to %s Totoa L%t# Ac# van4 'a*"#! %nto t# v#%c$#4 an! con!ct#! a s#a*c 5%tot a 5a**ant. T# s#a*c *#s$t *#s$t#! #! to t# s#%3* s#%3*## o, a $%c#ns $%c#ns#! #! sot" sot"n. n. P#t%t% P#t%t%on#* on#* )*#s#n )*#s#nt#! t#! t# sot" sot"ns ns $%c#ns $%c#ns## to *#s)on!#nts. T#*#a,t#*4 PO- Ra&%*#3 cont%n#! %s s#a*c an! t#n )*o!c#! a .; ca$%'#* )%sto$ 5%c # a$$#"#!$ ,on! %ns%!# t# v#%c$#. R#s)on!#nts a**#st#! )#t%t%on#* an! !#ta%n#! %&4 5%tot an a))*o)*%at# ca*"#4 at t# P8P s)#c%a$ !#t#nt%on c#$$. P)t. Do*%a a$$#"#! tat %s o,,%c# *#c#%v#! a t#$#)on# ca$$ ,*o& a *#$at%v# o, Rosa %a a'ot a soot%n" %nc%!#nt %n Ba*an"a 8*s#*. 9# !%s)atc#! a t#a& #a!#! ' PO- Ra&%*#3 to %nv#st%"at# t# %nc%!#nt. PO- Ra&%*#3 $at#* *#)o*t#! tat a c#*ta%n <%$$%a& %a 5as 5on!#! 5%$# )#t%t%on#*4 5o 5as %&)$%cat#! %n t# %nc%!#nt4 an! %s 5%,# =st $#,t t# )$ac# o, t# %nc%!#nt. P)t. Do*%a $oo#! ,o* )#t%t%on#* an! 5#n # ,on! %&4 # %n,o*&#! %& o, t# %nc%!#nt *#)o*t. P)t. Do*%a *#7#st#! )#t%t%on#* to "o 5%t %& to t# )o$%c# #a!7a*t#*s as # 5as *#)o*t#! to '# %nvo$v#! %n t# %nc%!#nt. P#t%t%on#* a"*##! 't s!!#n$ s)#! ) %s v#%c$# an! )*oc##! )*oc##!#! #! to %s *#s%!# *#s%!#nc#. nc#. P)t P)t.. Do*%a Do*%a an! %s co&)an co&)an%on %onss cas#! cas#! )#t%t% )#t%t%on#* on#*.. U)on U)on *#ac%n" )#t%t%on#*s *#s%!#nc#4 t# ca"t ) 5%t )#t%t%on#* as # 5as a'ot to *n to5a*!s %s os#. T# )o$%c# o,,%c#*s sa5 a "n %n t# ,*ont s#at o, t# v#%c$# '#s%!# t# !*%v#*s s#at as )#t%t%on#* o)#n#! t# !oo*. T# a$so sa5 a sot"n at t# 'ac o, t# !*%v#*s s#at. T# )o$%c# o,,%c#*s con,%scat#! t# ,%*#a*&s an! a**#st#! )#t%t%on#*. P)t. Do*%a a$$#"#! tat %s &#n a$so a**# a**#st st#! #! ot# ot#** )#*so )#*sons ns 5o 5o 5#*# 5#*# %!#n %!#nt% t%,% ,%#! #! to '# 5%t 5%t )#t% )#t%t% t%on# on#** !*% !*%n" n" t# t# soot soot%n %n" " %nc%!#nt. P#t%t%on#* 5as ca*"#! 5%t %$$#"a$ )oss#ss%on o, ,%*#a*&s an! ,*st*at#! &*!#*. An a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# 5as a$so ,%$#! a"a%nst )#t%t%on#*. T# t*%a$ co*t ,on! tat )#t%t%on#* 5as at t# sc#n# o, t# soot%n" %nc%!#nt %n Ba*an"a
8*s#*. T# t*%a$ co*t *$#! tat t# )o$%c# o,,%c#*s 5o con!ct#! t# s#a*c 5#*# o, t# '#$%#,4 'as#! on *#asona'$# "*on!s4 tat )#t%t%on#* 5as %nvo$v#! %n t# %nc%!#nt an! tat t# ,%*#a*& s#! %n t# co&&%ss%on o, t# o,,#ns# 5as %n %s )oss#ss%on. T# t*%a$ co*t *$#! tat )#t%t%on#*>s 5a**ant$#ss a**#st an! t# 5a**ant$#ss s#%3*# o, t# ,%*#a*&s 5#*# va$%! an! $#"a$4 ts4 *#=#ct%n" )#t%t%on#*>s c$a%& ,o* ,*a&# ).
1. <#t#* t# 5a**ant$#ss a**#st an! 5a**ant$#ss s#a*c an! s#%3*# 5#*# %$$#"a$ n!#* #ct%on ;4 R$# 11- o, t# 1/?; R$#s onC*%&%na$ P*oc#!*#@
2. <#t#* *#s)on!#nts a*# c%v%$$ $%a'$# ,o* !a&a"#s n!#* A*t%c$#s -2(+ an! (/+ o, t# C%v%$ Co!#@ an! -.
<#t#* t# ,%n!%n"s %n t# a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# a"a%nst )#t%t%on#* a*# conc$s%v# %n t%s cas#.
1. 8o.Fo* t# 5a**ant$#ss a**#st n!#* t%s R$# to '# va$%!4 t5o *#7%s%t#s &st conc*: (a+ t# o,,#n!#* as =st co&&%tt#! an o,,#ns#@ an! ('+ t# a**#st%n" )#ac# o,,%c#* o* )*%vat# )#*son as )#*sona$ no5$#!"# o, ,acts %n!%cat%n" tat t# )#*son to '# a**#st#! as co&&%tt#! %t.#ct%on ;4 R$# 11- o, t# 1/?; R$#s on C*%&%na$ P*oc#!*# !o#s not *#7%*# t# a**#st%n" o,,%c#*s to )#*sona$$ 5%tn#ss t# co&&%ss%on o, t# o,,#ns# 5%t t#%* o5n ##s. In t%s cas#4 P)t. Do*%a *#c#%v#! a *#)o*t a'ot t# a$$#"#! soot%n" %nc%!#nt. PO-Ra&%*#3 %nv#st%"at#! t# *#)o*t an! $#a*n#! ,*o& 5%tn#ss#s tat )#t%t%on#* 5as %nvo$v#! %n t# %nc%!#nt. T# 5#*# a'$# to t*ac !o5n )#t%t%on#*4 't 5#n %nv%t#! to t# )o$%c# #a!7a*t#*s to s#! $%"t on t# %nc%!#nt4 )#t%t%on#* %n%t%a$$ a"*##! t#n s)#! ) %s v#%c$#4 )*o&)t%n" t# )o$%c# ato*%t%#s to "%v# cas#. P#t%t%on#*>s act o, t*%n" to "#t a5a4 co)$#! 5%t t# %nc%!#nt *#)o*t 5%c t# %nv#st%"at#!4 %s #no" to *a%s# a *#asona'$# ss)%c%on on t# )a*t o, t# )o$%c# ato*%t%#s as to t# #%st#nc# o, )*o'a'$# cas#.T# s#%3*# o, t# ,%*#a*&s 5as =st%,%#! n!#* t# )$a%n v%#5 !oct*%n#. T# )$a%n v%#5 !oct*%n# a))$%#s 5#n t# ,o$$o5%n" *#7%s%t#s conc*: (a+ t# $a5 #n,o*c#&#nt o,,%c#* %n s#a*c o, t# #v%!#nc# as a )*%o* =st%,%cat%on ,o* an %nt*s%on
o* %s %n a )os%t%on ,*o& 5%c # can v%#5 a )a*t%c$a* a*#a@ ('+ t# !%scov#* o, t# #v%!#nc# %n )$a%n v%#5 %s %na!v#*t#nt@ an! (c+ %t %s %&&#!%at#$ a))a*#nt to t# o,,%c#* tat t# %t#& # o's#*v#s &a '# #v%!#nc# o, a c*% cont*a'an! o* ot#*5%s# s'=#ct to s#%3*#.T# )o$%c# ato*%t%#s 5#*# %n t# a*#a '#cas# tat 5as 5#*# t# ca"t ) 5%t )#t%t%on#* a,t#* t# cas#. T# sa5 t# ,%*#a*&s %ns%!# t# v#%c$# 5#n )#t%t%on#* o)#n#! t# !oo*. %nc# a soot%n" %nc%!#nt =st too )$ac# an! %t 5as *#)o*t#! tat )#t%t%on#* 5as %nvo$v#! %n t# %nc%!#nt4 %t 5as a))a*#nt to t# )o$%c# o,,%c#*s tat t# ,%*#a*&s &a '# #v%!#nc# o, a c*% #nc# t# 5#*# =st%,%#! %n s#%3%n" t# ,%*#a*&s. 2. Pa*a"*a)s (+ an! (/+ o, A*t%c$# -2 o, t# C%v%$ Co!# *#s)#ct%v#$ stat#: A*t. -2. An )'$%c o,,%c#* o* #&)$o##4 o* an )*%vat# %n!%v%!a$4 5o !%*#ct$ o* %n!%*#ct$ o'st*cts4 !#,#ats4 v%o$at#s o* %n an &ann#* %&)#!#s o* %&)a%*s an o, t# ,o$$o5%n" *%"ts an! $%'#*t%#s o, anot#* )#*son sa$$ '# $%a'$# to t# $att#* ,o* !a&a"#s: (+ F*##!o& ,*o& a*'%t*a* o* %$$#"a$ !#t#nt%on@ (/+ T# *%"t to '# s#c*# %n on#s )#*son4 os#4 )a)#*s4 an! #,,#cts a"a%nst n*#asona'$# s#a*c#s an! s#%3*#s@ In t%s cas#4 %t 5as #sta'$%s#! tat )#t%t%on#* 5as $a5,$$ a**#st#! 5%tot a 5a**ant an! tat ,%*#a*&s 5#*# va$%!$ s#%3#! ,*o& %s )oss#ss%on. T# t*%a$ co*t ,on! tat )#t%t%on#* 5as ca*"#! 5%t %$$#"a$ )oss#ss%on o, ,%*#a*&s an! ,*st*at#! &*!#*. <# a"*## 5%t t# t*%a$ co*t %n *#=#ct%n" )#t%t%on#*s a$$#"at%on tat # 5as &#*#$ ,*a&#!). <# a$so a"*## 5%t t# t*%a$ co*t tat *#s)on!#nts 5#*# )*#s&#! to '# )#*,o*&%n" t#%* !t%#s %n acco*!anc# 5%t $a5. 9#nc#4 *#s)on!#nts so$! not '# #$! c%v%$$ $%a'$# ,o* t#%* act%ons. -. RE JUDICATA Fo* *#s =!%cata to a))$4 t# ,o$$o5%n" *#7%s%t#s &st '# )*#s#nt: (a+ t# ,o*&#* =!"&#nt o* o*!#* &st '# ,%na$@ ('+ %t &st '# a =!"&#nt o* o*!#* on t# &#*%ts4 tat %s4 %t 5as *#n!#*#! a,t#* a cons%!#*at%on o, t# #v%!#nc# o* st%)$at%ons s'&%tt#! ' t# )a*t%#s at t# t*%a$ o, t# cas#@ (c+ %t &st av# '##n *#n!#*#! ' a co*t av%n" =*%s!%ct%on ov#* t# s'=#ct &att#* an! t# )a*t%#s@ an! (!+ t#*# &st '#4 '#t5##n t# ,%*st an! s#con! act%ons4 %!#nt%t o, )a*t%#s4 o, s'=#ct &att#*4 an!
o, cas# o, act%on@ t%s *#7%s%t# %s sat%s,%#! %, t# t5o act%ons a*# s'stant%a$$ '#t5##n t# sa&# )a*t%#s. <%$# t# )*#s#nt cas# an! t# a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# a*# 'as#! on t# sa&# #ss#nt%a$ ,acts an! c%*c&stanc#s4 t# !oct*%n# o, *#s =!%cata 5%$$ not a))$. An a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# !#a$s 5%t t# a!&%n%st*at%v# $%a'%$%t 5%c &a '# %nc**#! ' t# *#s)on!#nt ,o* t# co&&%ss%on o, t# acts co&)$a%n#! o,. T# cas# '#,o*# s !#a$s 5%t t# c%v%$ $%a'%$%t ,o* !a&a"#s o, t# )o$%c# ato*%t%#s. T#*# %s no %!#nt%t o, cas#s o, act%on %n t# cas#s. <%$# %!#nt%t o, cas#s o, act%on %s not *#7%*#! %n t# a))$%cat%on o, *#s =!%cata %n t# conc#)t o, conc$s%v#n#ss o, =!"&#nt4 %t %s *#7%*#! tat t#*# &st a$5as '# %!#nt%t o, )a*t%#s %n t# ,%*st an! s#con! cas#s. T#*# %s no %!#nt%t o, )a*t%#s '#t5##n t# )*#s#nt cas# an! t# a!&%n%st*at%v# cas#. T# a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# 5as ,%$#! ' B#n=a&%n %a Lao(%a Lao+ a"a%nst )#t%t%on#*. %a Lao %s not a )a*t to t%s cas#. R#s)on!#nts %n t# )*#s#nt cas# 5#*# not )a*t%#s to t# a!&%n%st*at%v# cas# '#t5##n %a Lao an! )#t%t%on#*. In t# )*#s#nt cas#4 )#t%t%on#* %s t# co&)$a%nant a"a%nst *#s)on!#nts. 9#nc#4 5%$# *#s =!%cata %s not a !#,#ns# to )#t%t%on#*s co&)$a%nt ,o* !a&a"#s4 *#s)on!#nts n#v#*t#$#ss cannot '# #$! $%a'$# ,o* !a&a"#s as !%scss#! a'ov#.
