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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT
Manila FIRST DIVISION G.R. No. 210148
December 8, 2014
ANTONIO L. DALURAYA, Petitioner,
vs. MARLA OLIVA, Respondent.
D!ISION PERLAS!ERNA!E, J.:
"ssailed in this petition for revie# on certiorari are the Decision dated &une %', %($) and the Resolution dated Nove*ber %%, %($) rendered b+ the !ourt of "ppeals !"- in !"/.R. SP No $%0$$) $%0$$ ) findin1 petitioner "ntonio 2. Dalura+a Dalura+a- civill+ liable for the death of Marina "ra Oliva Marina Oliva- despite havin1 been ac3uitted for Rec4less I*prudence Resultin1 in 5o*ic on the 1round of insufficienc+ of evidence. $
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On &anuar+ 6, %((7, Dalura+a #as char1ed in an Infor*ation for Rec4less I*prudence Resultin 5o*icide in connection #ith the death of Marina Oliva. Records reveal that so*eti*e in the afternoon of &anuar+ ), %((7, Marina Oliva #as crossin1 the street #hen a Nissan Va Vanette, nette, bea plate nu*ber 8PN$9% and traversin1 DS" near the :ue;on "venue fl+over in :ue;on !it+, ra her over.
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Durin1 the proceedin1s, the prosecution presented as #itness Serrano Serrano-, an e+e SignShe* up to vote on this title #itness to the incident, #ho testified that on said date, he sa# Useful DS" headin1 Not useful a #o*ancrossin1 to#ards the island near the fl+over and that the latter #as bu*ped b+ a Nissan Vanette Vanette bearin1 nu*ber 8PN$9%. The prosecution also offered the testi*onies of a- Marla, #ho testified as civil da*a1es sustained b+ her fa*il+ as a result of her *other=s *other= s death> b- Dr. Paul Orti; Dr. O
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In an Order dated Ma+ %6, %($(, the Metropolitan Trial !ourt of :ue;on !it+, @ranch )' MeT! 1ranted Dalura+a=s de*urrer and dis*issed the case for insufficienc+ of evidence. It found that testi*onies of the prosecution #itnesses #ere #antin1 in *aterial details and that the+ failed to sufficientl+ establish that Dalura+a co**itted the cri*e i*puted upon hi*. Deconstructin1 the testi*onies of the prosecution #itnesses individuall+, the MeT! found thatA a- Marla *erel+ test on the da*a1es sustained b+ her fa*il+ but she failed to identif+ Dalura+a as the driver of the vehicle that hit her *other> b- Serrano also did not identif+ $$
%$Dalura+a as the driver of the said vehicle> c- Dr. Orti; *erel+ testified on the autops+ results> an PSI /o*e;, #hile he did investi1ate the incident, li4e#ise declared thathe did not #itness the sa*e. $)
Marla *oved for reconsideration, #hich the MeT! denied in an Order dated Nove*ber 6, %($ clarif+in1 that the 1rant of Dalura+a=s de*urrer had the effect of an ac3uittal and that reconsider of its Order 1rantin1 Dalura+a=s de*urrer #ould violate the latter=s ri1ht a1ainst double Beopard+.
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"11rieved, Marla appealed to the Re1ional Trial !ourt of :ue;on !it+, @ranch 97 RT!-, insisti that the MeT! failed to *a4e an+ findin1 as to the civil liabilit+ of Dalura+a, #hich findin1 #as n precluded b+ the dis*issal of the cri*inal aspect of the case. $'
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Marla filed a *otion for reconsideration #hich, althou1h filed be+ond the re1le*entar+ period, # nonetheless accepted. 5o#ever, the RT! found the sa*e #ithout *erit and thus, sustained the factual findin1s and rulin1s of the MeT! in its Order dated Ma+ $(, %($%. Dissatisfied, Marla elevated the case to the !" via petition for revie#, *aintainin1 that Dalura+a *ust be held civill+ liable. Sign up to vote on this title The !" Rulin1 Useful Not useful %%
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In a Decision dated &une %', %($), the !" 1ranted the petition and reversed the RT! Decision orderin1 Dalura+a to pa+ Marla the a*ounts of P$0%,069.(( as actual da*a1es, P0(,(((.(( as %6
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Dalura+a filed a *otion for reconsideration, #hich the !" denied in a Resolution dated Nove* %%, %($),hence, this petition. %?
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The sole issue advanced for the !ourt=s resolution is #hether or not the !" #as correct in findin Dalura+a civill+ liable for Marina O liva=s death despite his ac3uittal in the cri*inal case for Rec4l I*prudence Resultin1 in 5o*icide on the 1r ound of insufficienc+ of evidence. The !ourt=s Rulin1 The petition is *eritorious.
ver+ person cri*inall+ liable for a felon+ is also civill+ liable. The ac3uittal of an accused of the cri*e char1ed, ho#ever, does not necessaril+ etin1uish his civil liabilit+. In Manantan v. !", !ourt epounded on the t#o 4inds of ac3uittal reco1ni;ed b+ our la# and their conco*itant effec on the civil liabilit+ of the accused, as follo#sA )$
Our la# reco1ni;es t#o 4inds of ac3uittal, #ith different effects on the civil liabilit+ of the accused First is an ac3uittal on the 1round that the accused is not the author of the actor o*ission co*plained of. This instance closes the door to civil liabilit+, for a person #ho has been found to not the perpetrator of an+ act or o*ission cannot and can never be held liable for such act or o*ission. There bein1 no delict, civil lia bilit+ e delictois out of the 3uestion, and the civil action, Reading a Preview an+, #hich *a+ be instituted *ust be You're based on 1rounds other than the delict co*plained of. This the situation conte*plated inRule $$$ of the Rules of !ourt. The second instance is an ac3uittal Unlock full access with aInfree trial. based on reasonable doubt on the 1uilt of the accused. this case, even if the 1uilt of the accu has not been satisfactoril+ established, he is not ee*pt fro* civil liabilit+ #hich *a+ be proved preponderance of evidence onl+. Download With Free Trial ))
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The ac3uittal of the accused does not auto*aticall+ preclude a Bud1*ent a1ainst hi* on the civi aspect of the case. The etinction of the penal action does not carr+ #ith it the etinction of the c liabilit+ #hereA a- the ac3uittal is based on reasonable doubt as onl+ preponderance of evidenc Sign up to vote on this title re3uired> b- the court declares that the li abilit+ of the accused is onl+ civil> and c- the civil lia Notaccused useful is ac3uitte Useful the the accused does not arise fro* or is not based upon the cri*e of #hich 5o#ever, the civil action based on delict*a+ be dee*ed etin1uished if there is a findin1 on the Bud1*ent in the cri*inal action that the act or o*ission fro* #hich the civil liabilit+ *a+ arise did 1âwphi1
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In case of an ac3uittal, the Rules of !ourt re3uires that the Bud1*ent state C#hether the evi denc the prosecution absolutel+ failed to prove the 1uilt of the accused or *erel+ faile d to prove his 1u be+ond reasonable doubt. In either case, the Bud1*ent shall deter*ine if the act or o*ission fro #hich the civil liabilit+ *i1ht arise did not eist.C )7
" punctilious ea*ination of the MeT!=s Order, #hich the RT! sustained, #ill sho# that Dalura+ ac3uittal #as based on the conclusion that the act or o*ission fro* #hich the civil liabilit+ *a+ a did not eist, 1iven that the prosecution #as not able to establish that he #as the author of the c i*puted a1ainst hi*. Such conclusion is clear and cate1orical #hen the MeT! declared that Cth testi*onies of the prosecution #itnesses are #antin1 in *aterial details and the+ did not sufficie establish that the accused precisel+ co**itted the cri*e char1ed a1ainst hi*.C Further*ore, # Marla sou1ht reconsideration of the MeT!=s Order ac3uittin1 Dalura+a, said court reiterated and fir*l+ clarified that Cthe prosecution #as not able to establish that the accused #as the driver Nissan Vanette #hich bu*ped Marina OlivaC and that Cthere is no co*petent evidence o n hand #hich proves that the accused #as the p erson responsible for the death of Marina Oliva.C )9
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!learl+, therefore, the !" erred in construin1 the findin1s of the MeT!, as affir*ed b+ the RT!, Dalura+a=s ac3uittal #as anchored on reasonable doubt, #hich #ould necessaril+ call for a re*a of the case to the court a 3uo for the reception of Dalura+a=s evidence on the civil aspect. Reco disclose that Dalura+a=s ac3uittal #as based on the fact that Cthe act or o*ission fro* #hich the liabilit+ *a+ arise did not eistC in vie# of the failure of the prosecution to sufficientl+ establish th #as the author of the cri*e ascribed a 1ainst hi*. !onse3uentl+, his civil liabilit+ should be dee* as noneistent b+ the nature of such ac3uittal. 1âwphi1
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<5RFOR, the petition is /R"NTD. The Decision dated &une %', %($) and the Resolution dated Nove*ber %%, %($) of the !ourt of "ppeals !"/.R. SP No. $%0$$) are hereb+ Unlock full accessinwith a free trial. RVRSD and ST "SID. The Decision dated Septe*ber ',%($$ and the Order dated Ma+ $ %($% of the Re1ional Trial !ourt of :ue;on !it+, @ranch 97 are RINST"TD.
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