People vs Dagani

People vs Dagani G.R.no. 153675 August 16,2006 Facts:  Tis is a !u"#e" case $le# against %tello &anitano an# Rolan#o Rolan#o Dagani 'o" te (illing o'  )"nesto *avie". *avie". At a+out :5 in te a'te"noon o' &epte!+e" 11, 1--, a g"oup co!pose# o'  )"nesto *avie" /*avie", incoln i"an /i"an, an# to ote" in#ivi#uals a# +een #"in(ing at te canteen locate# insi#e te co!poun# o' te Pilippine 4ational Railas /P4R along .. Recto Avenue, Ton#o, anila. All o' a su##en, appellants, o e"e secu"it oce"s o'  te P4R an# cove"e# + te ivil &e"vice Rules an# Regulations, ente"e# te canteen an# app"oace# te g"oup. Appellant Dagani sove# i"an, causing te latte" to 'all '"o! is cai". Dagani ten el# *avie" ile &antiano sot *avie" tice at is le't si#e, (illing te latte". latte". Te RT "ule# tat %tello &antiano an# Rolan#o Rolan#o Dagani a"e guilt +eon# "easona+le #ou+t o' te c"i!e o' u"#e" #e$ne# an# punise# un#e" A"t. 2, RP, it te p"esence p"esence o'  te !itigating !itigating ci"cu!s ci"cu!stance tance o' volunta" volunta"  su""en su""en#e" #e".. Appellan Appellants ts invo(e# invo(e# te 8usti'i 8usti'ing ng ci"cu! ci"cu!sta stance nces s o' sel' sel'9#e'en 9#e'ense se an# la'u la'ull pe"'o" pe"'o"!an !ance ce o' ocia ociall #ut #ut as P4R P4R secu" secu"it it oce"s. Te also a"gue# tat te p"osecution 'aile# to esta+lis t"eace" an# conspi"ac. ssues: 1. ;ete" ete" o" not te loe" loe" e""e e""e# # in not app"e app"ecia ciatin ting g sel' sel'9#e 9#e'en 'ense se on te pa"t pa"t o' te accuse# 2. ;ete" ete" o" not not it as as a pe"'o"! pe"'o"!ance ance o' la'ul la'ul #ut #ut 3. ete" ete" o" not te" te"e e as as a conspi"a conspi"ac c istence o' its "e?uisites. 2. Te #e'ense #e'ense 'aile# 'aile# to p"ove p"ove tat te secu"it secu"it oce"s oce"s e"e e"e in 'act on #ut at te ti!e ti!e te e"e at te canteen. Te t"ial cou"t gave eigt to te 'act tat te appellants e"e una+le to su+!it tei" #ail ti!e "eco"#s to so tat te e"e on #ut at te ti!e. Appellants= asse"tion tat te e"e o"#e"e# to go on 29ou" #ut as +elie# + P4R &ecu"it nvestigato" Rolan#o a"ina=s testi!on tat P4R secu"it oce"s o"( in to 129ou" si'ts, '"o! 7:00 a.!. to 7:00 p.!. an# '"o! 7:00 p.!. to 7:00 a.!. 3. Te Te &up" &up"e! e!e e ou" ou"tt cann cannot ot ag" ag"ee it te $n#in $n#ings gs o' te cou" cou"ts ts a ?uo ?uo tat tat te appellants e"e in conspi"ac si!pl +ecause te"e is no evi#ence p"esente# to so tat te appellants planne# to (ill *avie". ;e"e'o"e te #ecision o' te ou"t o' Appeals is !o#i$e#. Appellant %tello &antiano is 'oun# guilt +eon# +eon# "easona "easona+le +le #ou+t o'
R@**)R . PAAGA4A&, petitione",vs. P)%P) %F T<) P<PP4)&, "espon#ent G.R. 4o. 1653 &epte!+e" 12, 2006  FAT: %n *anua" 16, 1--, a"oun# :00 in te evening, +"ote"s &e"villano, elton, an# icael Fe""e" e"e aving tei" #"in(ing sp"ee at tei" ouse +ut late" #eci#e# to p"ocee# to Ti#+its Bi#eo(e Ca" to continue tei" #"in(ing sp"ee an# to sing. Te"ea'te", *ai!e Palaganas a""ive# togete" it Fe"#inan# Palaganas /nepe an# Bi"gilio Cautista. ate", en *ai!e as singing, elton Fe""e" sang along it i! as e as 'a!ilia" it te song  ;aE. *ai!e got i""itate# an# insulte#. i!u! pe"io#. Te"e'o"e, #ecision as AFFR)D + & it ce"tain !o#i$cations app"eciating te special agg"avating ci"cu!stance in te case at +a".