PEOPLE v. DE LOS REYES G.R. No. 174774/ AUG 31 2011 / LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J./CRIMPRO-PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, CRIMINAL RECORD/PSPAMBID
NATU NATURE RE PETITIONERS RESPONDENTS
A! A!"# "# $%&' $%&'"# "# R!(&! !(&!)* )* People of the Philippines Rolando delos Reyes and Raymundo Reyes
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ISSUES & RATIO. 1. &O' t(e o)er court* )ere incon*i*tent. + ,ES.
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CA !! &' !+&' o 5o'+&! ! "5F&"# o E"'!# ! C#"o 8 ! RTC G&! 8 ! +!#! #! " )!! ! &'5#"o "5+ "& o +!(!"# &'!!"&o'+, o'! 5o'+&+!' )& "55+!+ &''o5!'5! "' "'o! )& &+ &#, ! !(&!'5! + "5! "&#! o !! ! !+ o o"# 5!"&' ! (! +"! !(&!'5! )!! !+!'! ""&'+ E"'!# ! C#"o "' "55+!-"!##"'+? & ! !(&!'5! &+ &'+5&!' o 5o'(&5 ! o!, !' & &+ "#+o &'+5&!' o 5o'(&5 ! #"!. L"'&o'-To )"+ '!(! 5"! )& "' 5&&'"# &'(o#(!!' !(!' )!', "55o&' o ! o+!5&o'+ (!+&o' o !(!'+, +! )"+ ! <+ !+o' o !#&(! ! shabu.
2. RELE-'T$$: / t(e ro*ecution* er*ion )ere true did it e*ta5i*( ro5a5e cau*e6 + 'O. E(!' "++&' " ! o+!5&o'+ (!+&o' o ! !(!'+ )!! !, & +&## "&#! o !+"8#&+ o8"8#! 5"+! o :+& ! in agrante delicto "!++ o "55+!-"!##"'+ "' +!"5 o "55+!-"!##"'+ !+o'+, &'5&!'"# o !& "!++, !+#&' &' ! +!&=! o ! shabu &' "55+!-"!##"'+ o++!++&o' A !"5! o5! o " &("! !+o' ", )&o )""', "!+ " !+o'; !a% )(en in (i* re*ence t(e er*on to 5e arre*ted o (a* committed i* actuay committing or i* attemting to commit an o7en*e !arre*t in fagrante dei!t"%? $8* )!' "' o!'+! "+ :+ 8!!' 5o&! "' ! "+ o o8"8#! 5"+! o 8!#&!(! 8"+! o' !+o'"# 6'o)#!! o "5+ o 5&5+"'5!+ " ! !+o' o 8! "!+! "+ 5o&! & $"!+ !!5! &' o +&*? $5* )!' ! !+o' o 8! "!+! &+ " &+o'! )o "+ o !+5"! o " !'"# !+"8#&+!' o " #"5! )!! ! &+ +!(&' <'"# :!' o &+ !o"&# 5o'<'! )&#! &+ 5"+! &+ !'&', o "+ !+5"! )&#! 8!&' "'+!! o o'! 5o'<'!!' o "'o! $"!+ o !+5"! &+o'!+* C&&' P!o#! ( Mo#&'"; A+ "#&! o in agrante delicto "!++, & &+ +!#! " o 8reia5e inormation8 aone a5*ent any oert act indicatie o a eoniou* enterri*e in t(e re*ence and )it(in t(e ie) o t(e arre*ting o9cer* are not *u9cient to con*titute ro5a5e cau*e t(at )oud u*tiy an in fagrante dei!t" arre*t C#!"#, o 5o'+&! " ("#& in agrante delicto "!+, o )o !F&+&!+ + 5o'5; $1* t(e er*on to 5e arre*ted mu*t e;ecute an oert act indicating t(at (e (a* u*t committed i* actuay committing or i* •
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SPO1 L!5", PO3 S"'&"o, "' PO3 H# " 'o &o 6'o)#!! o ! ++!5+ &!'&&!+, "' ! 5o#!!# !#&! o' !& 5o'<!'&"# &'o"' o "5"## &!'& ! ++!5+. No'! o ! o#&5! o5!+ "5"## +") )" )"+ &'+&! " 8o. T!! &+ "#+o 'o !(&!'5! " ! 5o'<!'&"# &'o"' &+!# 6'!) " ! 8o 5o'"&'! shabu. No !o " "## )"+ "6!' o 5o'< " ! "!+! ++!5+ "5"## 6'!) " ! 8o o 5"o' &'+&! ! )&! #"+&5 8", +!&=! o !& o++!++&o', 5o'"&'! shabu.
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T! o#&5! o5!+ )!! '"8#! o !+"8#&+ " 5o!' "5 o 5&5+"'5! " )o# "(! !"+o'"8# &'(&! !& "!'&o', "+ o5!+ o ! #"), o ++!5 " "55+!-"!##"'+, E"'!# ! C#"o, "' L"'&o'-To "+ :+ 5o&!, &+ "5"## 5o&&', o &+ "!&' o 5o& " 5&!, "&5#"#, "' &##!"# !"#.
DECISION. CA :!' REERSED "' SET ASIDE. D!#o+ R!!+ "' R!!+ "! ACUITTED o' ! o' o !"+o'"8#! o8
