People v Amparado

PEOPLE V AMPARADO

G.R. No. L-48656FERNAN; December 21, 1987 NATURE

 Appeal from !e "#$%me& of !e 'F( 'F( of )amboa&%a$el )amboa&%a$el Nore, *r. 1. FACTS

- Am pa ra $o +a  fo #& $ %# l  b ! e 'F ( fo r ! em#r em#r$er of /a&#el /a%&a!o a&$ +a e&e&ce$ o#ffer !e pe&al of reclusion perpetua a&$ o pa!e !er of !e 0cm !e #m of 12. 3& appeal,! 'o#r affrme$ a$  "#$%me& b# &creae$ &creae$ !ec0l !ec0l labl o ..- e &o+ ee ee a &e+ ral, c&% c&% a %ro#&$ 1 !e$co0er of &e+ a&$ maeral e0$e&ce 2 error of l a + o r  r r e % # l a r    e  c o m m    e $ $ # r  & %  ! e  r  a l p r e" e" #$ #$ c c a a l  o !   # b a & 0 e r %!  a a& ac c# e $; a&$, a&$,   &er &ere e of #b #ba a& &al al "# "#ce ce a&$ a&$ a0o a0o$a& $a&ceo ceoff a fa fal# l#re re of "# "#c ce. e.-- :!e &e+l- $co0 ere$ e0$e&c e rele$ #po& bacc #e$appella& co& of !e emo&e of A&o&o 'ac!& r., /a&#el e&r A#olGe&, !e  e    m o &  o f =ole =olea a Ampa Ampara$ ra$o o co#l co#l$ $ &o &o be co&$ co&$ere ere$ $ a a &e+ &e+ll$   c o 0 e r e $ & o r c o # l $   m a  e r  a l l  a f f e c   ! e "#$%me&, a$ emo& be&% merel c#m#la0e &c!aracer.- :!e propoe$ emo&e of A&o&o 'ac!& r., a&$/a&#el &$/a&#el e&r A##pr >#prem eme e 'o#r 'o#r, , +!e& +!e& !e+e& !e+e& o Dpo lo% o loo  f or a l a+ er for a& a$0 ce. :!er :!ere e !e me Roeller La$era, a proec#o& +&e.A m p a r a $ o  o l $ L a $ e r a  ! a  ! e + a  c o & 0  c  e $ b e c a #  e o f  ! e emo& of a&o!er proec#o&+&e, Ro%elo aa&%a&. La$era ol$ !m !abae$ o& +!a !e &e+ aa&%a& +a &o pree&$#r&% !e &c$e&,  +a a cera& A&o&o 'ac!& r. a&$ ! compa&o& +!o +ere pree&. :!ereafer,!e e?ere$ ear&e effor o co&ac A&o&o 'ac!& r, +!o relae$ o !m e0er!&% abo# !e &c$e&a&$ &c$e&a&$ ol$ !m far!er !a !e a&$ /a&#el e&r A#
3N !e e0$e&ce pree&e$  &e+l-$co0ere$ HELD

 BE> Reasoning - :!e e0$e&ce o#%! o be pree&e$ b acc#e$-appella& co&form o !e reC#e la$ $o+& b>eco& 2b of R#le 121 of !e R#le of 'o#r. : !e emo&e are &e+l-$co0ere$ &e+l-$co0ere$ a&$ of #ffce&+e%! #ffce&+e%! a&$ c!aracer a o aler !e o#come of !ecae.- :!e propoe$ emo&e of A&o&o 'ac!& r. a&$/a&#el e&r  A#
aa&%a&,+!oe 0ero& of !e crme +a %0e& f#ll fa! a&$cre$e&ce b !e ral co#r a&$ #a&e$ b !'o#r, +a &o pree& a !e ce&e of !e crme. (f !   r #e, !e &, !e 0er o & of !e pro ec # o&m%! perforce fal a&$ !a of !e $efe&e pre0al.'o&eC#e&l, !e "#$%me& of co&0co& co#l$ bere0ere$, or a !e 0er lea, mo$fe$. Disposition /oo& for &e+ ral %ra&e$. :!ee0$e&ce alrea$ ae& !all  a & $ a & $  ! e emo&e of A&o&o 'ac!& r. a&$ /a&#el e&rA#
----------------------------------------------People v. City Court of Manila Facts: On Oct. 17, 1972, Diolito dela Cru fi!ured in an accident. "#e ne$t day an info for serious p#ysical in%uries t#ru rec&less i'prudence ()P*+* as filed a!ainst private respondent driver of t#e truc&. On Oct. 1, t#e victi' died. On Oct. 2/, private respondent as arrai!ned on t#e c#ar!e of )P*+*0 #e pleaded !uilty. On Oct. 2, an info for #o'icide t#ru rec&less i'prudence (+* as filed a!ainst private respondent. On 3ov. 17 456 city court of Mla dis'issed aove info on t#e !round of doule %eopardy. *ssue: 8O3 t#ere as doule %eopardy. +ulin!: 8#ere t#e victi' of an accident died 2 days prior to t#e arrai!n'ent of t#e accused #o pleaded !uilty to an info for )P*+*, #e can no lon!er e c#ar!ed it# +* as no ne fact supervened after t#e arrai!n'ent. Molo v. People 456 #eld t#at #ere t#e accused as c#ar!ed it# p#ysical in%uries and after

conviction t#e in%ured person dies, t#e c#ar!e for #o'icide a!ainst t#e sa'e accused does not put #i' tice in %eopardy. ove case not applicale in t#e instant case ecause t#ere as no supervenin! event.

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