CRIMPRO Title PEOPLE V. PUNZALAN
RULE 120 GR No. 199087 Date: Noe!"e# 11$ 201% JR., J. Po&e&te: VILLARAMA, JR., J. PEOPLE PEOPLE OF OF THE THE PHILIP PHILIPPINES PINES – PlaintifPlaintif-Appell Appellee ee JERRY JERRY PUNZALAN PUNZALAN an PATRI!IA TRI!IA PUNZALAN PUNZALAN – A""#$e-Appellant$ Nat#%e &' t(e "a$e) A""#$e-appellant$ Je%%* P#n+alan an Pat%i"ia P#n+alan $ee t(e %ee%$al &' t(e e"i$i&n &' t(e !&#%t &' Appeal$ /!A0 ate O"t&1e% 23, 2455 in !A-6.R. !R H! N&. 47889 :(i"( a;%
i&nal e>i&nal T%ial !&#%t !&#%t /RT /RT!0 &' Pa$a* Pa$a* !it*, !it*, ?%an"( ?%an"( 55@ in !%i<. !%i<. !a$e !a$e N&. R-PSY-4=-PSY-4=-455 455@2@2-!R !R "&ni"tin> t(e< &' i&lati&n &' Se"ti&n 55, A%ti"le II &' t(e !&e%&#$ %#>$ A"t &' 2442 /R.A. N&. =5@80. 'ACT( T(e p%&$e"#ti&n e$ta1li$(e t(at &n N&e<1e% , 244=, at a%&#n 7)4 in t(e <&%nin>, Intelli>en"e A>ent 5 Li:ana> Sanaan /IA5 Sanaan0 an (e% tea< ie E#a%& ?. Pe%alta, J%. t&) /i0 a* 598, Mali1a*, Pa$a* !it*D an /ii0 t& $ei+e an tae p&$$e$$i&n &' an #nete%e%&#$ %#>$, in"l#in> t(e p%&"ee$ &% '%#it$ an 1%in> $ai p%&pe%t* t& t(e "&#%t. Sin"e t(e%e a%e t(%ee (&#$e$ &% $t%#"t#%e$ in$ie t(e "& t(e (&#$e t& 1e $ea%"(e :a$ p%epa%e an atta"(e t& t(e $ea%"( :a%%ant. ?e'&% ?e'&%e e p%&"e p%&"eein ein> > t& t(e ta%>et ta%>et a%ea, t(e* pa$$e pa$$e 1* t(e 1a%an>a* 1a%an>a* (all (all t& "&&% "&&%inat inate e :it( :it( ?a%an>a* !(ai%a:a L a%%* Fa1ella Fa1ella an a>a:a E:in Ra+&n. T(e tea< lie:i$e 1%&#>(t :it( t(e< a a* (all, t(e* :ale t&:a% t(e ta%>et pla"e #$in> a$ a >#ie t(e $et"( t(e* p%epa%e. (en t(e* :e%e al%ea* &#t$ie t(e (&#$e &' Je%%* an Pat%i"ia P#n+alan, :(i"( i$ a t(%ee-$t&%e* $t%#"t $t%#"t#%e #%e,, IA5 Sanaa Sanaan n n&" n&"e e &n t(e &&% &&%. A :&(tl* &pene t(e &&%. (en t(e* int%&#"e t(e<$ele$ a$ PEA a>ent$ an in'&%ent$ p#$(e t(e &&% &pen. T(e tea< :a$ a1le t& ente% t(e (&#$e &' Je%%* an Pat%i"ia P#n+alan :(& :e%e 1&t( $#%p%i$e :(en '&#n in$ie t(e (&#$e. IO5 Pa>a%a>an $(&:e an %ea t(e $ea%"( :a%%ant in '%&nt &' a""#$e-appellant$. In$i In$ie e t(e t(e (&#$e (&#$e,, t(e t(e tea< tea< i<en"e O;"e% 5 Pa>a%a>an /IO5 Pa>a%a>an0 :a$ a1le t& $ei+e = (eat-$eale pla$ti" $a"(et$, 2 $#a%e-$(ape t%an$pa%ent pla$ti" "&ntaine%$ an a $#n$, <&ne* an a i>ital :ei>(in> $"ale. A""&%in>l*, Spe"ial Ine$ti>at&% 2 E$te1an /SI2 E$te1an0 an Intelli>en"e O;"e% 2 Ala%a& /IO2 Ala%a&0 efe"te t(e a%%e$t &' a""#$e-appellant$ Je%%* an Pat%i"ia P#n+alan a'te% in'&% t(e< t(e< &' t(ei% t(ei% "&n$tit "&n$tit#ti& #ti&nal nal %i>(t$. %i>(t$. IO5 Pa>a%a>a a>a%a>an n i< t(e GAPG. A'te% $ea%"(in> an t(e eien"e '&#n &n t(e %$t &&%, t(e tea<, t&>et(e% :it( t(e 1a%an>a* &;"ial$ an a""#$e-appellant$, p%&"eee t&, an "&n#"te t(e $ea%"( &n t(e $e"&n an t(i% &&%$ 1#t '&#n n&t(in>. T(e* :ent &:n$tai%$ :(e%e t(e* "&n#"te t(e inent&%* &' %e"&e%e ite<$. IO5 Pa>a%a>an p%epa%e t(e Re"eiptBInent&%* &' P%&pe%t* Sei+e an a !e%ti"ati&n &' O%e%l* Sea%"( :(i"( :e%e late% $i>ne 1* t(e 1a%an>a* &;"ial$. A'te% t(ei% a%%e$t, a""#$e-appellant$ Je%%* an Pat%i"ia P#n+alan :e%e 1%&#>(t t& t(e PEA O;"e in K#e+&n !it* '&% ine$ti>ati&n. IO5 Pa>a%a>an p%e$ente t(e $ei+e eien"e t& Att*. ?ena S(eet an A%%e$t Rep&%t, Re#e$t '&% %#> Te$tBP(*$i"al an
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Mei"al ECa eien"e >ae p&$itie %e$#lt %e$#lt$ $ '&% t(e p%e$e p%e$en"e n"e &' e%&#$ %#>. T(e%ea'te%, t(e a""#$e-appellant$ :e%e "(a%>e :it( i&lati&n &' & ' Se"ti&n 55, A%ti"le II &' R.A. N&. =5@8 '&% ille>al p&$$e$$i&n p&$$e$$i&n &' 74.93 >%a<$ &' e%&#$ %#>. On Ma%"( 2=, 2454, t(e t%ial "&#%t "&ni"te a""#$e-appellant$ '&% i&lati&n &' Se"ti&n 55, A%ti"le II, R.A. N&. =5@8. T(e t%ial "&#%t (el t(at t(e i$$#an"e &' a $ea%"( :a%%ant a>ain$t t(e p%eent$ :e%e le t&, an :e%e a1le t& $#""e$$'#ll* "&n#"t t(ei% &pe%ati&n in t(e p%e$, nin>$, t(e t%ial "&#%t &1$e%e &1$e%e t(at t(e%e :e%e :e%e a"t#all* t:& p(a$e$ &' t(e $ea%"( $ea%"( &ne in t(e t(e P# P#n+ n+ala alan n (&#$ (&#$e. e. T(e T(e %$t %$t &% initia initiall $ea% $ea%"( :a$ :a$ &ne &ne at t(e >%&#n >%&#n &&% &&% &' t(e t(e (&#$ (&#$e, e, i<ent$ >aine ent%* an :a$ 1e*&n t al %#>$ :e%e '&#n, "&n$"ate an "&n$e#entl* a* &;"ial$ :e%e n&t a1le t& :itne$$ t(e $ai initial $ea%"( an t(ei% 'ail#%e t& a%%ie &n ti%&#n &&% &' t(e P#n+alan (&#$e, &% een t(ei% t&tal a1$en"e t(e%eat, :ill n&t %ene% t(e $#1e"t $ea%"( inali an #nla:'#l ina$<#"( a$ t(ei% p%e$en"e i$ n&t %e#i%e. T(e $e"&n p(a$e &' t(e $ea%"( :a$ "&n#"te at t(e #ppe% &&%$ &' t(e (&#$e a'te% t(e $ &n t(e 2= $a"(et$ &' "&n$"ate $pe"ia%a>an. T(i$ :a$ :itne$$e an pa%ti"ipate in 1* t(e 1a%an>a* &;"ial$. Finall*, a'te% t(e $ea%"( &' t(e enti%e (&#$e :a$ "&n"l#e, it i$ n&t i$p#te t(at an inent&%* &' all t(e ite<$ $ei+e :a$ "&n#"te 1* IO5 Pa>a%a>an in "&al p&$$e$$i&n &' an>e%&#$ %#>$) /50 t(e a""#$e a""#$e i$ in p&$$e$$i&n p&$$e$$i&n &' an ite< &% &1e"t :(i"( i$ ientie t& 1e a p%&(i1ite p%&(i1ite %#>D /20 $#"( p&$$e$$i&n i$ n&t a#t(&%i+e 1* la:D an /0 t(e a""#$e '%eel* an "&n$"i&#$l* p&$$e$$e t(e $ai %#>. I((UE)( 5. (et(e% &% n&t t(e $ea%"( "&n#"te :a$ ali – YES. 2. (et(e% &% n&t t(e "(ain &' "#$t&* %#le (a$ 1een "&e an i$"%e i$"%eti&n ti&n %e$iin> %e$iin> in t(e $a
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a p%&(i1ite %#>D /20 $#"( p&$$e$$i&n i$ n&t a#t(&%i+e 1* la:D an /0 t(e a""#$e '%eel* an "&n$"i&#$l* "&n$"i&#$l* p&$$e$$e p&$$e$$e t(e $ai %#>. In t(e "a$e at 1en"(, 1en"(, t(e p%&$e"#ti&n p%&$e"#ti&n :a$ a1le t& e$ta1li$( :it( <&%al "e%taint* t(e >#ilt &' t(e a""#$e-appellant$ '&% t(e "%ial p&$$e$$i&n &' an>e%&#$ %#>$. A""#$e-appellant$ :e%e "a#>(t in a"t#al p&$$e$$i&n &' t(e p%&(i1ite %#>$ #%in> a ali $ea%"( &' t(ei% (&#$e. It 1ea%$ $t%e$$in> t(at a$ie '%&< a$$ailin> t(e aliit* &' t(e $ea%"(, a""#$e-appellant$ i n&t en* &:ne%$(ip &' t(e ille>al %#>$ $ei+e. T(e* (ae n&t p%&fe%e an* ali e'en$e in t(e &fen$e "(a%>e '&% i&lati&n &' t(e !&e%&#$ %#>$ A"t &' 2442. II. T(i$ !&#%t (a$ tiain a&pte t(e *+ai& o, *-to/ #-le , a eien"e :(i"( %e#i%e$ t(at t(e a t(at t(e e in t(e "&niti&n &' t(e ite< an n& &pp&%t#nit* '&% $& "&n$"ate &% %e"&e%e '%&< t(e $#$pe"t i$ t(e e%* $a #n:ae%in> eCa"tit#e eCa"tit#e '&% it t& lea t& a nin> nin> &' >#ilt. In t(i$ "a$e, t(e "(ain &' "#$t&* &' t(e $ei+e ille>al %#>$ :a$ #l* e$ta1li$(e '%&< t(e tia%a>an t& it$ $#1$e#ent t#%n&e% t& Att*. 6a$pe &' t(e PEA O;"e in K#e+&n !it*. IO5 Pa>a%a>an :a$ al$& t(e &ne :(& pe%$&nall* elie%e an $#1a%a>an a$ t(e e%* $a t(e inent&%*. T(e 'a"t t(at t(e Re"eiptBInent&%* &' P%&pe%t* Sei+e :a$ n&t $i>ne 1* Att*. Att*. 6a$pe &e$ n&t #ne%%it* an eientia%* al#e &' t(e ille>al %#>$ $ei+e '%&< a""#$e-appellant$. T(e 'ail#%e t& $t%i"tl* "&$ &e$ n&t %ene% an a%%e$t &' t(e a""#$e ille>al &% t(e ite<$ $ei+eB"&n$"ate '%&< (i< ina%it* an t(e eientia%* al#e &' t(e $ei+e ite<$, a$ t(e $a#ilt &% inn&"en"e &' t(e a""#$e. RULING p%e
