People vs. Beltran

PEOPLE vs. BEL B ELTRANTRAN- Marianne  Marianne S. Aquino Nos. L- 37168-69 September 13, 1985 Relova:

Doctrine: Direct Assaut- S!ootin" at t!e ma#or an$ a poiceman in consi$ere$ as $irect assaut. Facts: acts: Accuse$ appeants in t!is case %ere De&no 'etran ()Minon"*+, o"eio 'u"ari 'u"arin n ()'o# ()'o#*+, *+, rese resenci ncio o Siaon Siaon ()/sin ()/sin"*+ "*+,, Manue Manue 0u 0uon on (Noin (Noin"+, "+, Domin" Domin"o o ernan$e ()Domin"*+, an$ e2erino 'etran ()bin"*+. 4!e# conicte$ b# t!e tria court o2 murder 2or t!e $eat! o2 icente uiro"ico, t!e ma#ors son an$ double atte attemp mpte ted d murd murder er it! it! dire direct ct assa assaul ultt 2or 2or inu inuri ries es sust sustai aine ne$ $ b# Ma#o Ma#orr 'ieneni$o uiro"ico an$ 0atroman oan$o 4oentino. 4!e tria court base$ its concusion on t!e 2oo%in" 2acts: 'ase 'ase$ $ on a repor eportt b# rne rnest sto o Aa Aara ra$o $o t!at t!at %!en %!en !e pass passe$ e$ b# t!e t!e 0u 0uo on n ompoun$ on ;anuar# 11, 197< bet%een 9pm-1=pm !e %as erba# assaute$ b# De&no 'etran, Ma#or uiro"ico %ent to t!e 0uon compoun$ on t!at same ni"!t to ta> to 'etran an$ !is companions an$ to as> t!em to surren$er. ?!en t!e Ma#ors Ma#ors part# part# approac! approac!e$ e$ t!e compoun$, compoun$, t!e# sa% appean appeants ts De&no De&no 'etran, 'etran, 'u"arin, an$ ernan$e ernan$e 2oo%e$ 2oo%e$ b# a simutaneous $isc!ar"e $isc!ar"e o2 &rearm. &rearm. icente %as !it. Ma#or uiro"ico an$ 0atroman 4oentino aso su@ere$ inuries. ?!en t!e &rin" !a$ stoppe$, t!e# $eci$e$ to brin" icente to t!e !ospita but as t!e eep e2t t!e compoun$, t!ree ot!er men in t!e persons o2 Siaon, e2erino 'etran, an$ 0uon &re$ at t!e eein" e!ice. Li>e%ise, ernan$e, ernan$e, De&no, an$ 'u"arin trie$ to "ie c!ase. An !our a2ter a$mission, icente $ie$. De2ense: De&no 'etran caime$ se2-$e2ense, eBpainin" t!at !e %as assaute$ b# Ma#or Ma#ors s "roup "roup %!ie %!ie !e %as %as patro patroi in" n" t!e ura ura 'an> 'an> %!er %!ereas eas t!e t!e rest rest o2 t!e accuse$ caim t!at t!e# $o not !ae an#t!in" to $o %it! t!e inci$ent. Accuse$-appeant Siaon $ie$ $urin" t!e course o2 t!e case t!ereb# $ismissin" !is crimina iabiit#. /n t!is appea, one o2 t!e assi"ne$ errors errors o2 t!e accuse$-appeants accuse$-appeants to t!e tria court %as t!at it erre$ in &n$in" t!em "uit# o2 attempte$ mur$er %it! $irect assaut. "ssue: "ssue: ?!et!er or not t!e Ma#or an$ 0at. 4oentino are persons in aut!orit# an$ %ere bot! per2ormin" t!e oCcia $uties in t!e course o2 t!e inci$ent. #eld:  es.  es. 4!e ourt rue$ t!at t!at t!e $ecision o2 o2 t!e tria court to conict conict t!em o2 t!e crime o2 attempte$ mur$er %it! $irect assaut is correct correct because t!e Ma#or an$ 0at.  4oentino  4oentino are persons in aut!orit# an$ bot! %ere per2ormin" t!eir oCcia $uties to maintain peace an$ or$er in t!e communit#. Dispositive: 4!e Dispositive:  4!e ourt aCrme$ t!e $ecision o2 t!e tria court %it! mo$i&cation. E2  si"ni&cance is t!e mo$i&cation t!at 2or t!e ac> o2 necessar# otes, t!e penat# o2 

$eat! impose$ upon t!e accuse$ b# t!e tria court 2or t!e $eat! o2 icente, %as re$uce$ to ecusion perpetua.