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DIPATUAN DIPATUAN V JUDGE JU DGE MANGUTARA FACTS: FACTS: On September 5, 2001,  !r"m"n# !$e %&r m'r(er, )$ %"#e( *"n$t I$+ M- Ab('# n( P"$# D"pt'n, !&mp#"nnt$ +'$bn(, be%&re t+e Re*"&n# Tr"# C&'rt &% Mr)" C"t. %&r t+e "##"n* &% E#"$ A#" T+erT+er- Pre$"("n* /'(*e Mn*'tr $'%%ere( m"#( $tr&e, +en!e SC re&e t+e er#"er (e$"*nt"&n &n /'ne 2, 200On De!ember 23, 200, Mn*&tr "$$'e( t+e ("$p'te( De!"$"&n n( %&'n( b&t+ !!'$e( Ab('# n( D"pt'n *'"#t. be.&n( re$&nb#e (&'bt &% t+e !r"me &% m'r(er n( $enten!e( t+em t& "mpr"$&nment &% reclusion perpetuaperpetua- T+e tr"# !&'rt r'#e( t+t t+e pr&$e!'t"&n )$ b#e t& e$tb#"$+ t+t Ab('# n( !&4!!'$e( D"pt'n !te( "n !&n$p"r!. "n $+&&t"n* n( "##"n* t+e "!t"m E#"$ A#" T+er T+er-- T+e !&'rt, #"e)"$e, "n!re$e( t+e !!'$e($ b"# b&n( %r&m P5,000-00 t& P200,000-00P200,000-00C&mp#"nnt ##e*e( t+t J'(*e Mn*&tr ("$p#.e( b"$ n( pre/'("!e *"n$t +er +'$bn( D"pt'n )+en +e ("( n&t "n+"b"t +"m$e#% %r&m t+e !$e, !&n$"(er"n* t+t +e "$  re#t"e b. %%"n"t. n( !&n$n*'"n"t. &% t+e "!t"m E#"$ A#" T+er  T+er  In +"$ n$)er, Mn*&tr ep#"ne( t+t +e re!e"e( n&t"!e &% J'(*e 6'$rn$ (e$"*nt"&n $ t+e ne) Pre$"("n* J'(*e &n#. &n Jn'r. 2, 2003 n( t+t )+en +e "$$'e( t+e t)& Or(er$ (te( Febr'r. 1, 2003, J'(*e 6'$rn +( n&t .et $$'me( &%%"!e7 n( "n t+e +&ne$t be#"e% t+t Ab('# )$ #$& ent"t#e( t& t+e bene%"t$ &% t+e b"# b&n( %"e( b. t+e !&'rt %&r D"pt'nI$$'e: 8ON JUDGE MANGOTARA MANGOTARA 9S ACTS OF INCREASING TE 6AI;6OND PROPER  E;D: NO, A!!'$e( +$ been $enten!e( t& reclusion perpetua, perpetua, t+e b"# $+&'#( +e been !n!e##e(, "n$te( &% "n!re$"n* "t $ re$p&n(ent J'(*e ("(- In &%%en$e$ p'n"$+b#e b. reclusion  perpetua &r  perpetua &r (et+, t+e !!'$e( +$ n& r"*+t t& b"# )+en t+e e"(en!e &% *'"#t "$ $tr&n*Se!t"&n 5, R'#e 11< &% t+e Re"$e( R'#e$ &n Cr"m"n# Pr&!e('re "$ !#er &n t+e "$$'e- It  pr&"(e$: SEC- 5- Bail, 5- Bail, when discretionary discretionary-- Up&n !&n"!t"&n b. t+e Re*"&n# Tr"# C&'r C&'rtt &% n &%%e &%%en$ n$ee n&t n&t p'n" p'n"$+ $+b b#e #e b. (et (et+, +, reclusi reclusion on perpetua perpetua &r #"%e #"%e "mpr"$&nment, (m"$$"&n t& b"# "$ ("$!ret"&nr.- T+e pp#"!t"&n %&r b"# m. be %"#e( n( !te( 'p&n b. t+e tr"# !&'rt (e$p"te t+e %"#"n* &%  n&t"!e &% ppe#,  pr&"(e( "t +$ n&t trn$m"tte( t+e &r"*"n# re!&r( t& t+e ppe##te !&'rt- &)eer, "% t+e (e!"$"&n &% t+e tr"# !&'rt !&n"!t"n* t+e !!'$e( !+n*e( t+e nt're &% t+e &%%en$e %r&m n&n4b"#b#e t& b"#b#e, t+e pp#"!t"&n %&r b"# !n &n#. be %"#e( )"t+ n( re$&#e( b. t+e ppe##te !&'rt-

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