SUBJECT: TOPIC: Date Made: Digest Maker: Crim 2 Arbitrary Detention 1-28-16 Juvy Dimaano CASE NAME: People vs Bringas PONENTE: Velasco, Jr, Case Date: April 2!, 2"1" Jr, J Case Summary: Brie#, recit-rea$y recit-rea$y summary o# t%e case &eep it to 1" sentences, ma' Rule o !a": Art# $%& o# t%e (PC, %as t%e #ollo)ing elements* +1 t%e oen$er is a private in$ivi$ual. not eit%er o# t%e parents o# t%e victim or a public o/cer )%o %as a $uty un$er t%e la) to $etain a person. +2 %e 0i$naps or $etains anot%er, or in any manner $eprives t%e latter o# %is liberty. +! t%e act o# $etention or 0i$napping must be illegal. an$ + in t%e commission o# t%e oense, any o# t%e #ollo)ing circumstances is present* +a t%e 0i$napping or $etention lasts #or more t%an t%ree $ays. +b it is committe$ by simulating public aut%ority. aut% ority. +c +c any any seri seriou ous s p%ys p%ysic ical al inu inuri ries es are are in3i in3ict cte$ e$ upon upon t%e t%e per person son 0i$nappe$ or $etaine$ or t%reats to 0ill %im are ma$e or +$ t%e person 0i$nappe$ or $etaine$ is a minor, #emale or a public o/cial Art# '$( Arbitrary $etention 4 Any public o/cer or employee )%o, )it%out legal groun$s, $etains a person, s%all suer. 1 5%e penalty o# arresto arresto mayor in its ma'imum perio$ to prision correccional correccional in its minimum perio$, i# t%e $etention %as not e'cee$e$ e'cee$e$ t%ree $ays. 2 5%e penalty o# prision correccional correccional in its me$ium an$ ma'imum perio$s, i# t%e $etention %as continue$ more t%an t%ree but not more t%an #teen $ays. ! 5%e penalty o# prision mayor, i# t%e $etention %as continue$ #or more t%an #teen $ays but not more t%an si' mont%s. an$ 5%at o# reclusion temporal, i# t%e $etention s%all %ave e'cee$e$ si' mont%sc%anrobles virtual la) library 5%e commission o# a crime, crime, or violent insanity or any ot%er ot%er ailment re7uiring re7uiring t%e compulsory connement o# t%e patient in a %ospital, s%all be consi$ere$ legal groun$s #or t%e $etention o# any person
Detailed )a*ts: Accuse$-appellants )ere in$icte$ #or Carnapping or violation o# o # (A 6!9 )%en t%ey e'ecute$ e'ecute$ a 0i$nap #or ransom o# a minor c%il$ name$ PA5(:C& PA5(:C& 5;<=, )it% intent to gain an$ )it% violence an$ intimi$ation, $i$ t%en an$ t%ere, ta0e a motor ve%icle, 5oyota 5oyota Corolla, )it% Plate Plate
82, 5<&->82, o)ne$ by ;ric0 ;ric0 5eng 5eng 5%ey )ere li0e)ise in$icte$ #or &i$napping #or (ansom or violation violation o# Art 26> o# t%e (PC #or t%e 0i$nap an$ $etention o# 5eng 5eng #or t%e purpose o# e'torting ransom #or %is release )%ic% )as eecte$ a#ter payment by %is parents o# t%e amount o# P2 ?illion ;ric@s %ouse %elper ?aricel receive$ a p%one call purporte$ly #rom ;ric@s brot%er-inbrot%er-in•
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la), Jo%nson, in#orming t%at a gi#t )ill be $elivere$ #or Patric0 At aroun$ 1*!" pm, t%e $oorbell rang an$ ?aricel )ent to c%ec0 t%e gate %en s%e as0e$ )%o it )as, t%e men outsi$e ans)ere$ t%at t%ey )ere $elivering t%e gi#t #or Patric0 #rom Jo%nson Peering t%roug% t%e gate s%e sa) t)o men, )%om s%e came to 0no) later on to be (osales an$ Calaguas )it% t%e latter %ol$ing a large gi#t in C%ristmas )rapper ?aricel opene$ t%e gate Calaguas t%en po0e$ a gun at ?aricel an$ pulle$ %er to)ar$s ;ric@s %ouse %e )as ma$e to 0noc0 at t%e #ront $oor )%ic% )as opene$ by )eeney, t%e sister o# ;ric ?aricel, )eeney, an$ t%e ot%er %ouse %elpers, Dina an$ ?elanie, )ere %er$e$ by Calaguas to t%e c%il$ren@s room at t%e secon$ 3oor toget%er )it% ;ric@s c%il$ren, Patric0 an$ ?i0ee %ile on t%e stair)ay, (osales as0e$ #or t%e 0ey to ;rics car ?aricel )as t%en gagge$ )it% pac0ing tape by Paarillo, an$ t%e t%ree o# t%em )ent $o)n ?aricel pointe$ to t%e car 0ey in t%e 0itc%en 5%erea#ter, ?aricel )as broug%t upstairs to t%e c%il$ren@s room by Paarillo Alrea$y insi$e t%e c%il$ren@s room )ere ulayao an$ Calaguas Paarillo t%en tie$ t%e %an$s an$ #eet o# ?aricel, )%ile t%e ot%ers $i$ t%e same to )eeney, Dina an$ ?elanie o)ever, Dinas #eet )ere not tie$ ?aricel i$entie$ (oss as among t%ose )%o too0 Patric0 5%e 0i$nappers also too0 ;ric@s re$ 5oyota Corolla +?o$el =: 199 At aroun$ !*1" pm, ;ric receive$ t%e rst call #rom one o# t%e 0i$nappers +negotiator $eman$ing a ransom o# P%P 1" million #or %is son an$ or$ere$ %im not to report t%e matter to t%e police else Patric0 )ill be %arme$ A #rien$ o# t%e gran$parents o# Patric0, %o)ever, reporte$ t%e 0i$napping to t%e PACC pecial Eperations 5as0 Force abagat At about *"" pm, ;ric receive$ a call #rom =en Panlo acson, t%en %ea$ o# t%e PACC pecial Eperations 5as0 Force abagat
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parents, t%e crime is Inducing a minor to abandon his home $ene$ an$ penalie$ un$er t%e secon$ paragrap% o# Art 2>1 o# t%e (PC %ile i# it is a 0u1li* o2*er )%o %as a $uty un$er t%e la) to $etain a person but $etains sai$ person )it%out any legal groun$ is liable #or Arbitrary detention $ene$ an$ penalie$ un$er Art# '$( o t3e RPC 5%e essence o# t%e crime o# 0i$napping is t%e actual $eprivation o# t%e victim@s liberty, couple$ )it% in$ubitable proo# o# intent o# t%e accuse$ to eect t%e same Moreo4er5 i t3e 4i*tim is a mi/or5 or t3e 4i*tim is kid/a00ed a/d illegally detai/ed or t3e 0ur0ose o e6torti/g ra/som5 t3e duratio/ o 3is dete/tio/ 1e*omes i/*o/se7ue/tial# (ansom means money, price or consi$eration pai$ or $eman$e$ #or t%e re$emption o# a capture$ person t%at )ill release %im #rom captivity :n t%e instant case, all t%e elements o# t%e crime o# 0i$napping #or ransom %as been proven beyon$ reasonable $oubt 5%e accuse$ are all 0ri4ate i/di4iduals 5%e 0i$napping o# Patric0 5eng, t%en t%ree years ol$, a minor is un$ispute$ 5%at ransom )as $eman$e$ an$ pai$ is establis%e$
Ruli/g: 5%e instant criminal c%arge is D:?:;D as to accuse$ ;(:CE< PAJA(:E an$ ;D=A(DE KAIAE on account o# t%eir $eat% Accuse$ B(IA< B(:<=A is %ereby ACLK:55;D #or reasonable $oubt as to %is involvement All t%e rest o# t%e accusse$ )ere $irecte$ to pay civil in$emnity to ;ric 5eng plus $amages )it% interest an$ costs
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