CRIMINAL LAW I PEOPLE v. VELASQUEZ G.R. No. 137383-84 345 SCRA 728 November 23, 2 FACTS: On January 1, 1997, around 6:00 in th !ornin", #hi$ #a$%in" ho!, a "ir$, 1& yar' o$d, #a' a((roa)hd a((roa)hd *y a))u'd #ho a'%d #hr 'h #a' "oin"+ A))u'd thn (o%d a "un to th 'id o th "ir$ and h$d hr ar!'+ A))u'd and th "ir$ rod a ta-i ta-i #hi)h #hi)h *rou" *rou"ht ht th! th! to th hou' hou' o th or!r or!r.' .' "rand! "rand!oth othr r++ Thr Thr, , a))u' a))u'd d ra/i' ra/i'hd hd th "ir$ a' h h$d h$d hr at "un(oi "un(oint+ nt+ A' th th a))u' a))u'd d '-ua '-ua$$y $$y a''au$td th h$($'' "ir$ a ')ond ti!, th "ir$ (u$$d out a ')r#dri/r 'h hid in hr (o)%t and 'ta**d a))u'd on th n)%+ Th a))u'd rta$iatd *y *o-in" hr+ hr+ It #a' $atr di')o/rd that th #a(on u'd *y a))u'd #a' !r$y a 'hort toy ($$t ($$t "un+ Whi$ in'id th roo! roo! o a))u'd a))u'd.' .' "rand!oth "rand!othr, r, th "ir$ "ir$ ound ound th o((ortunity to ')a( and run to#ard' a ni"h*or.' hou' #hr 'h r(ortd to a !an #hat a))u'd did to hr #ho thn )a$$d th *aran"ay tanod'+ A))u'd #a' a((rhndd atr hi' /o$untary 'urrndr+ Th RTC rndrd it' d)i'ion ndin" th a))u'd "ui$ty *yond ra'ona*$ dou*t o t#o )ount' o ra(+
ISS2: Whthr or not th tria$ )ourt rronou'$y rronou'$y )on/i)td a))u'd o t#o )ount' o 'i!($ ra( on$y o n$y++ 32L4: 5', 5', th tria$ )ourt rronou'$y rronou'$y )on/i)td a))u'd o t#o )ount' o 'i!($ ra( on$y+ RATIO: In 'nt 'ntn n)i )in" n" a))u a))u' 'd, d, th th tria tria$$ )our )ourtt o/r o/r$o $oo% o%d d th th a)t a)t that that h #a' #a' )har"d #ith 'i!($ ra( in Cri!+ Ca' No+ 9700& and or)i*$ a*du)tion #ith ra( in Cri!+ Ca' No+ 97006 and rronou'$y rronou'$y )on/i)td a))u'd o t#o )ount' o 'i!($ 'i!($ ra( ra( on$y on$y++ Con'i Con'idr drin" in" that that th (ro' (ro')u )utio tion n #a' #a' a*$ a*$ to (ro/ (ro/ *yond *yond ra'ona*$ dou*t that 8$a'u or)i*$y a*du)td th !inor and ra(d hr t#i), h 'hou$d * )on/i)td o th )o!($- )ri! o ra( and 'i!($ ra(+ Th (na$ty or )o!($- )ri!' i' th (na$ty or th !o't 'riou' )ri! #hi)h 'ha$$ * i!(o'd in it' !a-i!u! (riod+ Ra( i' th !o't 'riou' )ri! o th t#o )ri!' and i' (uni'ha*$ (uni'ha*$ #ith r)$u'ion (r(tua undr Art+ & o th R;C and 'in) it i' a 'in"$ indi/i'i*$ (na$ty, it 'ha$$ * i!(o'd a' i'+ Th 'u*'unt ra( )o!!ittd *y 8$a'u )an no $on"r * )on'idrd a' a '(arat )o!($- )ri! o or)i*$ a*du)tion #ith ra( *ut on$y a' a '(arat a)t o ra( (uni'ha*$ *y r)$u'ion (r(tua+
PEOPLE v. !A"ON G.R. No. 13322# 328 SCRA 32 $%r&' 1#, 2 FACTS: In an inor!a inor!ation tion $d *or *or th R"io R"iona$ na$ Tria$ Court o 3i$on"o' 3i$on"o',, Lyt Lyt do)%td a' Cri!ina$ Ca' No+ 36<=, a))u'da(($$ant Lo)'in Fa*on a$ia' >Lo%$o%? #a' )har"d #ith th )ri! o ro**ry #ith ho!i)id a))o!(anid *y ra( and
CRIMINAL LAW I intntiona$ !uti$ation )o!!ittd on A(ri$ =, 199& in th !uni)i(a$ity o 3i$on"o', ;ro/in) o Lyt at th hou' o th /i)ti! @onia)ia La'uit+ 'in" a *$add #a(on, a))u'da(($$ant too% th $i o La'uit and (i$rd !ony )on'i'tin" o *i$$' o a''ortd dno!ination' and )oin' a!ountin" to ;h( =&,000+00 !or or $''+ ISS2: Whthr or not th tria$ )ourt ina))urat$y d'i"natd th )ri! )o!!ittd a' ro**ry #ith ho!i)id and ra(+
32L4: 5'+ 5'+ Th tria$ )ourt ina))urat$y d'i"natd th )ri! )o!!ittd *y a))u'd a(($$ant a' ro**ry #ith ho!i)id and ra(+ A))u'da(($$ant A))u'da(($$ant ound "ui$ty o on$y ro**ry ro**ry #ith ho!i)id, a '()ia$ )o!($- )ri!+ RATIO: Whn th '()ia$ )o!($- )ri! o ro**ry #ith ho!i)id i' a))o!(anid *y anothr on' $i% ra( or intntiona$ !uti$ation, 'u)h additiona$ on' i' tratd a' an a""ra/atin" )ir)u!'tan) #hi)h #ou$d r'u$t in th i!(o'ition o th 'u(r! (na$t (na$ty y o dath+ dath+ Th Th (ro( (ro(rr d'i"n d'i"nati ation on o th )ri! )ri! )o!!i )o!!itt ttd d *y a))u' a))u'd d a(($$ant i' ro**ry #ith ho!i)id a""ra/atd *y ra(+ Whn ra( and ho!i)id )o-i't in th )o!!i''ion o ro**ry, it i' th r't (ara"ra(h o Arti)$ =9< o th R/i'd /i'd ;na$ ;na$ Cod Cod #hi)h #hi)h a(($i a(($i', ', th ra( ra( i' )on'id )on'idr rd d a' an a""ra a""ra/at /atin" in" )ir)u!'tan)+
PEOPLE v. E$PAN(E G.R. No). 13##5 * 137++#-+7 3# SCRA 251 Ar 21, 1+++ FACTS: Th R"iona$ R"iona$ Tria$ Court o Orouita Orouita City, Mi'a!i' O))idnta$ @ran)h 1= ound a))u'da(($$ant ;dro @a$$iao 2!(ant "ui$ty o thr B )ount' o ra( a"ain't hi' dau"htr 2$/i 2!(ant, thn *$o# i"htn B1D yar' o a", and 'ntn)d hi! to dath, to ind!niy hi' dau"htr and to (ay hr !ora$ da!a"'+ At th tria$, tria$, a))u'da a))u'da(($ (($$ant $ant ad!ittd ha/in" ha/in" ra(d ra(d hi' dau"htr dau"htr++ Th $attr, $attr, ho#/r, )$ai!d that hr athr #a' drun% at th ti! o th )o!!i''ion o ra(+ ISS2: Whthr or not a))u'da(($$ant )an in/o% th a$trnati/ )ir)u!'tan) o into-i)ation to !iti"at th (na$ty *y on d"r $o#r ro! dath to r)$u'ion (r(tua+ 32L4: No+ No+ A) A))u )u' 'd da( a(( ($$ $$an antt )ann )annot ot in/o in/o% % th th a$t a$trn rnat ati/ i/ )ir )ir)u!' )u!'ta tan) n) o into-i)a into-i)ation tion to !iti"at !iti"at th (na$ty (na$ty i!(o'd i!(o'd u(on hi! ro! ro! dath to r)$u'i r)$u'ion on (r(tua+ SC aEr!d th (na$ty o dath+ RATIO:
CRIMINAL LAW I Th tria$ )ourt #a' ri"ht in r)tin" r)tin" th )$ai! o into-i)ation into-i)ation a' a !iti"atin" )ir)u!'tan)+ For /n i a))u'da(($$ant #a' into-i)atd, th into-i)ation !u't * 'ho#n to ha/ i!(aird hi' #i$$(o#r that h did not %no# #hat h #a' doin" or )ou$d not )o!(rhnd th #ron"u$n'' o hi' a)t'+ In th )a' at *ar, not on$y did )o!($ainant dny that hr athr #a' drun% #hn h ra(d hr, *ut th a)t that a))u'da(($$ant a))u'da(($$ant hi!'$ )ou$d r)a$$ dtai$' o th ra( in)idnt', i' th *'t (roo that h %n# #hat h #a' doin" on tho' o))a'ion'+
