Hubilla vs. Carillo

Rosal Hubilla y Carillo vs. People G.R. No. 176102. November 26, 2014

 Note: The focus of of the case is on the penalt impose! to the accuse!

 penalt ne+t lo$er than than the imposable penalt, penalt, $hich, herein, $as prision correccional. o the ) impose! the in!eterminate penalt of imprisonment of si+ months an! one !a of  prision correccional, correccional, as minimum, to ei(ht ears an! one !a of prision maor, as ma+imum.

"acts: Rosal #ubille $as onl 17 ear, 4 months an! 2 !as ol! $hen he %ille! &ason 'spinola $ith a %nife. #e $as char(e! $ith #omici!e. RT) * convicte! him of homici!e an! impose! the penalt of in!eterminate sentence of imprisonment of four ears an! one !a of  prision correcional correcional as minimum, to ei(ht ears ears an! one !a of prision maor, as ma+imum. ) - Rosals - Rosals sentence $as mo!ifie! in that he $as sentence! to si+ months an! one !a of  prision correctional correctional as minimum, to si+ ears ears an! one !a of prision maor, as ma+imum. The civil aspect $as also mo!ifie! /n motion for reconsi!eration r econsi!eration,, the ) partiall (rante! the appeal an! impose! on him the  penalt of si+ months months an! one !a of prision correccional, as minimum, to ei(ht ears an! one !a of prision maor, as ma+imum. ssue: /N the ) shoul! have suspen!e! Rosals sentence in accor!ance $ith R 344 that he is entitle! to probation or suspension of sentence #el!: rticle 24 of the R5) prescribes the penalt of reclusion temporal for homici!e. #is minorit $as a privile(e! miti(atin( circumstance that lo$ere! the penalt to prision maor. n n!eterminate entence a$, the minimum of  the in!eterminate sentence shoul! be $ithin the

5etitioner insists that the ma+imum of his in!eterminate sentence shoul! be re!uce! to onl si+ ears of prision correccional to enable him to appl for probation un!er 58 69. .. No. 02*1*19*) * the restrictions on the  personal libert of the the chil! shall be limite! limite! to the minimum ec. 39 of R 344 $hich allo$s the suspension suspension of the sentence is available onl until the chil! offen!er turns 21 ears of a(e. ince he is over 23 ears of a(e at the time of his conviction in the RT), suspension $as no lon(er feasible. R 344 reveals that imprisonment of chil!ren in conflict $ith the la$ is b no means  prohibite!. Restrictions Restrictions on the imposition imposition of imprisonment: ;a< the !etention or imprisonment is a !isposition of last resort, an! ;b< the !etention or imprisonment shall be for the shortest appropriate perio! of time mprisonment $as impose! on the petitioner as a last recourse after hol!in( him to be !is=ualifie! from probation an! from the suspension of his sentence, an! the term of his imprisonment $as for the shortest !uration  permitte! b the la$. la$.