Motion to Quash Information 2

Republic of the Philippines SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

BRANCH 7, ILOILO

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff,

-versusCriminal Case No !!"#$-!" %OR & '(ALI%I)* +H)%+ MOLINO M. MAKAWAT, JR. ,

 Accuse ------------------------

MOTION TO QUASH INFORMATION

Come Comess no. MOLINO M. MAKAWAT, JR.   b/ the unersi0ne counsel an unto this Honorable Court respectfull/ submits&

" +hat +hat from from the the fact factss pres presen ente te  b/ the the priva private te comp complai laina nant nt incl inclu uin0 in0 the resolution prepare an release b/ the Honorable Cit/ Prosecutor of Iloilo Cit/, the accuse herein move for the 1uashal of the information on the 0roun that&

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 2+hat the facts char0e o not constitute an offense3 

4 +hat accuse accuse submits submits that a complaint complaint or or information information must state state ever/ ever/ sin0le sin0le fact necessar/ to constitute the offense char0e %rom the le0al an factual factual assessment of the facts presente the essential elements of the offense as alle0e an as efine b/ la. .as not sufficientl/ sho.n +hat 0iven those circumstance, it is but onl/ proper that at this sta0e the prosecution shoul be shut off lea the Honorable Court .ill onl/ be burene b/ baseless accusation not .orth/ of a fuller eamination

$ +he private private complaina complainant nt in his complaint complaint affiavit affiavit accuses accuses the accuse accuse in this this case for 2+heft3 for alle0el/ ta5in0 the private complainant6s Roc5/ ountain  Altitue 7$! %ull 8uspension ountain Bi5e .ith an estimate value of sit/ five thousan pesos 9P:;,!!!!!< to the ama0e an pre=uice of the private complainant ean.hile base on the complaint affiavit file b/ the office of  the Cit/ Cit/ Prosec Prosecuto utor, r, accuse accuse her herein ein .ere .ere inict inicte e for 1ualif 1ualifie ie theft, theft, an offense that is .a/ ifferent or in contrast to the offense char0e

# +hat earlier, earlier, accuse here here in have have file a motion motion for for =uicial =uicial eterminat etermination ion of  prob probabl able e cause cause prec precise isel/ l/ to impr impres esss upon upon the the Hono Honorab rable le Cour Courtt that that no probab probable le cause cause eist eist to .arrant .arrant the prosec prosecuti ution on of the accuse accuse for an/ offe offense nse +he +he compl complai aint nt affi affiavi avitt an the the resol resolut utio ion n clea clearl rl/ / sho.s sho.s that that complainant sa. the accuse carr/in0 a mountain bi5e outsie their home an sa. the son of the accuse riin0 a mountain bi5e an immeiatel/ concl conclu ue e that that it is he herr lost lost prop proper ert/ t/ +hus +hus if no fact factss .ere .ere sho. sho.n n to constitute theft, necessaril/ there .oul be no le0al basis of institute an/ criminal information 2>hen it is clear that the information oes not reall/ char char0e 0e  an offe offens nse, e, the the case case a0 a0ai ains nstt the the accu accuse se  must must be rop roppe pe  immeiatel/ instea of sub=ectin0 him to aniet/ an inconvenience of a useless trial +he accuse is entitle to such consieration an inee, even the prosecution .ill benefit from such ismissal because it can then file a correcte information provie the accuse has not /et attache +here is no point of proceein0 uner a efective information that can never be the basis of a vali conviction conviction 9Cru? vs Court of Appeals Appeals @N No $7;# %ebruar/ %ebruar/ ", ""<

; +he elemen elements ts of 1ualifi 1ualifie e theft theft punishabl punishable e uner Article Article $"! in select selection ion to  Article $! an $! of the Revise Penal Coe are as as follo.s 2

" +here +here .as .as ta5in0 ta5in0 of pers personal onal prop propert ert/ / 4 +hat sai sai prop propert ert/ / belon0s belon0s to anoth another er $ +hat the the ta5in0 ta5in0 .as one one .ithout .ithout the the consent consent of the o.ner o.ner # +hat the the ta5in0 ta5in0 .as .as one one .ith .ith intent intent to 0ain ; +hat the the ta5in0 .as .as accomplishe accomplishe .ithout .ithout violen violence ce or intimiatio intimiation n a0ainst person or force upon thin0s : +hat the the ta5in0 ta5in0 .as one uner uner an/ of the circum circumstan stances ces enumer enumerate ate  in  Art $"! RPC .ith 0rave abuse of confience 9 afuo v Pp @R No "7!:" ul/ "$, 4!!<

: All tol, tol, the accuse accuse herein herein respectful respectfull/ l/ submits submits that since since the facts facts accrue accrue b/ the complainants complainants o not at all sho. criminal liabilit/ liabilit/ an the resolution resolution of  the Cit/ prosecutor ta5in0 its .hole contet oes not amit that the crime of  1uali 1ualifie fie  thef theftt .as .as commi committ tte e If is ther theref efor ore e but but impe imperat rativ ive e that that the the information be 1uash not onl/ for lac5 of probable cause but clearl/ the facts as sho.n oes not constitute an offense

>herefore, >herefore, it is most respectfull respectfull/ / beseeche beseeche of this Honorable Court that the above ar0uments be consiere an the case ismisse since the facts char0e o not constitute an offense

Respectfull/ 8ubmitte,

ATTY. MARIANNE P. JUNCO

Counsel for the Accused IBP No. 836245/ 01-14-15 - Gu!"r"s P#$ No. 1315812/ 01-05-15- Gu!"r"s $oll of Attorne%s No. 33450 &C'( Co!)l"nce No. *-0004385 10/23/14 3

Cop/ furnisheD

HON. PAUL ELY RIVERA

Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Iloilo Cit/, Iloilo

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