19 19.. Peop People le v Avil Aviles es
G.R. G.R. No. No. 17 1729 2967 67
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CHICO-NAARIO, !. CA"#$ Appe%l &rom % 'ecisio( o& CA )AC*"$ !+(e 19, 2002, %ro+(' %ro+(' 70pm$ D%(ilo D%(ilo Are(%s, ile se%/e' besi'e /e eep(e 'river Noveli/o Co(/%p%, %s s+''e(l s/%bbe' sever%l /imes b Cris/oper Aviles. Are(%s so+/e' %p%% Co(/%p% /+r(e' is e%' %(' s% Aviles. Co(/%p% /rie' /o elp Are(%s b ol'i(3 /e %(' o& Aviles, b+/ /e l%//er s/%bbe' Co(/%p% o( is le&/ 4(ee. Co(/%p% p+se' Aviles o i( /+r( r%( %%. Co(/%p% %li3/e' &rom /e eep(e, b+/ e %s (o/ %ble /o c%se Aviles bec%+se o& is blee'i(3 le&/ 4(ee.
Aviles posi/io($ /e i'e(/i&ic%/io( m%'e b /e lo(e eei/(ess, Co(/%p%, is 'o+b/&+l. 8e( co(&ro(/e' i/ % si/+%/io( li4e /e i(ci'e(/ (%rr%/e', i/ is more co(sis/e(/ i/ +m%( (%/+re /%/ % perso(s %//e(/io( o+l' be c%+3/ +p i( /e o(-3oi(3 s/r+33le %(' co(&+sio(, r%/er /%( i( /ri(3 /o reco3(i;e /e %//%c4er. He %(' Co(/%p% 'i' (o/ 4(o e%c o/er prior /o /e s/%bbi(3 i(ci'e(/ %(', /+s, /e o(l b%sis o& Co(/%p%s memor o& Aviles %ppe%r%(ce %s /e sp%( o& / ime e( /e i(ci'e(/ /r%(spire'. <%l+/ ve('or R+&i(% C%lvero, /riccle 'river Romeo A=+i(o, %(' Crese(ci%, i('ivi'+%ls i(/erviee' b "PO2 Dism%%, ere (ever prese(/e' i( co+r/ /o %&&irm /eir s/%/eme(/s.
Co(/%p% (o/ice' /%/ Are(%s %s %lre%' +(co(scio+s, %(' e bro+3/ /e WON the identification of Aviles as the offender is questionable l%//er /o /e 5r'%(e/% "%cre' He%r/ Hospi/%l. Are(%s 'ie' %/ 2%m o& 20 !+(e 2002. Hel'$ No A+/ops repor/$ c%+se o& 'e%/$ Irreversible soc4 '+e /o %r/eri%l e morr%3e *e s/%/eme(/s o& R+&i(% C%lvero, Romeo A=+i(o %(' Geor3e Crese(ci%, ile '+e /o severe' br%(c o& &emor%l %r/er. i(s/r+me(/%l i( /e i'e(/i&ic%/io( o& Cris/oper Aviles &or /e p+rpose o& is %rres/, ere (ei/er (ecess%r (or be(e&ici%l &or /e i'e(/i&ic%/io( o& Aviles i( Co(/%p% %ve is le&/ 4(ee /re%/e' %/ ill%sis Polme'ic Hospi/%l %(' *r%+m% /ri%l. Ce(/er. D+ri(3 /e /ri%l, e( Aviles %s %lre%' i( c+s/o', /es/imo(ies merel poi(/i(3 /o % possibili/ /%/ Aviles p%r/icip%/e' i( /e s/%bbi(3 i(ci'e(/ was !+(e 20, 2002 %ro+(' %ro+(' 6%m$ "PO2 As/erio Dism%% Dism%% %(' o/er policeme( %rres/e' supplanted by the eyewitness account of Contapay /%/ Aviles imsel& %' Aviles %(' bro+3/ im /o /e m+(icip%l %ll. per&orme' /e s/%bbi(3. *e /ri%l co+r/ &o+(' Co(/%p%s /es/imo( /o be cre'ible. I/ is se//le' /%/ /e %ppell%/e co+r/s ill 3e(er%ll (o/ 'is/+rb /e Aviles %s c%r3e' i/ /e crimes o& m+r'er %(' &r+s/r%/e' m+r'er i( /o &i('i(3s o& /e /ri%l co+r/ co(si'eri(3 /%/ /e l%//er is i( % be//er posi/io( /o sep%r%/e I(&orm%/io(s be&ore /e R*C 5r'%(e/% Ci/. 'e/ermi(e /e s%me. !+l 21, 200$ R*C re('ere' % % !oi(/ Decisio( co(vic/i(3 co(vic/i(3 Cris/oper Aviles o& /e crimes o& m+r'er %(' sli3/ psic%l i(+ries. O( %ppe%l, CA %&&irme' /e 'ecisio( i/ some mo'i&ic%/io(s. He(ce /is %ppe%l. Aviles versio($ A&/er 'ri(4i(3 i/ &rie('s %(' is %l&-bro/er Geor3e Crese(ci%, e 'eci'e' /o 3o ome. 8ile e %s %l4i(3 /o%r's /e p+blic m%r4e/ (e%r Rocc% *e%/er, e s% is Crese(ci% r+((i(3 /o%r's im. Crese(ci%, o %' bloo' s/%i(s o( is /-sir/, /ol' im /%/ e Crese(ci%:
Nei/er is Aviles %r3+me(/ i/ re3%r' /o +m%( re%c/io( +po( i/(essi(3 % crime is %ccep/%ble. Di&&ere(/ people re%c/ 'i&&ere(/l /o % 3ive( si/+%/io(, %(' /ere is (o s/%('%r' &orm o& be%vior%l respo(se e( o(e is co(&ro(/e' i/ % s/r%(3e, s/%r/li(3 or &ri3/&+l e>perie(ce. 8i/(essi(3 % crime is o(e (ovel e>perie(ce ic elici/s 'i&&ere(/ re%c/io(s &rom i/(esses &or ic (o cle%rc+/ s/%('%r' o& be%vior c%( be 'r%(. WON Aviles is guilty of frustrated murder.
Hel'$ No. G+il/ o(l o& "PI. 8ile /e prosec+/io( s+&&icie(/l es/%blise' /%/ Aviles s/%bbe' Co(/%p%, i/ &%ile' /o prove i(/e(/ /o 4ill, ic is %( eleme(/ o& bo/ &r+s/r%/e' %(' %//emp/e' omici'e. O( /e co(/r%r, /e evi'e(ce %ppe%rs /o so /%/ Aviles s/%bbe' Co(/%p% o( /e 4(ee o(l &or /e p+rpose o& preve(/i(3 /e l%//er &rom &+r/er elpi(3 Are(%s. "i(ce /ere %s (o proo& ei/er %s /o /e e>/e(/ o& /e i(+r or /e perio' o& i(c%p%ci/ &or l%bor or o& /e re=+ire' me'ic%l %//e('%(ce, Aviles c%( o(l be co(vic/e' o& sli3/ psic%l i(+ries. WON the QC of treachery attended the commission of the killing. Hel'$ No Aviles$ Co(/%p% 'i' (o/ /es/i& %s /o o /e %//%c4 o( Are(%s %s i(i/i%/e'.
"C$ Al/o+3 Co(/%p% /es/i&ie' /%/ e /+r(e' %ro+(' imme'i%/el e( /e 'ece%se' so+/e' ?Ap%%@, e 'i' (o/ /es/i& %s /o o /e %//%c4 %s i(i/i%/e'. Also, co(si'eri(3 /%/ e %s 'rivi(3 /e eep(e e( Are(%s %s %//%c4e', e co+l' (o/ eve( %ve 4(o( o /e %//%c4 %s i(i/i%/e'. )or /re%cer /o be %ppreci%/e', it must be present at the inception of the attack. f the attack is continuous and treachery was present on ly at a subsequent stage and not at the inception of the attack! it cannot be considered. R%/er /%( bei(3 %( e>pressio( o& s+rprise %/ /e prese(ce o& Aviles %s el' b /e CA, /e so+/ Ap%% or Ap% %%, e( /r%(sl%/e' %s <%4i/ b%, co((o/es co(&+sio( %s /o /e perso( /o om i/ is spo4e( is %c/i(3 /e % e is %c/i(3. *is implies /e l%pse o& sever%l mome(/s be/ee( /e comme(ceme(/ o& /e %//%c4 %(' Are(%s so+/i(3. +%li&i(3 circ+ms/%(ces m+s/ be prove( beo(' re%so(%ble 'o+b/ %s /e crime i/sel&. I/ c%((o/ be co(si'ere' o( /e s/re(3/ o& evi'e(ce ic merel /e('s /o so /%/ /e vic/im %s prob%bl s+rprise' /o see /e %ss%il%(/ /ri(3 /o 3e/ i(si'e /e eep(e. Are(%s so+/ c%( be i(/erpre/e' i( 'i&&ere(/ %s. D#CI"ION$ Decisio( o& CA, mo'i&ie'. No Homici'e se(/e(ce$ 101' o& PB /o 11' o& R* i('em(i/$ P04 "erio+s Psic%l I(+ries.
