People vs Doquena.doc

PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. vs. VALENTIN DOQUEÑA

FIRST DIVISION [G.R. No. 46539. September 27, 1939.]

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee plaintiff-appellee,, vs. VALENTIN DOQUEÑA , defendant-appellant .  Primicias, Abad, Mencias Mencias & Castillo Castillo for ppe!!"t.  Assistant Solicitor-General Solicitor-General Concepcion Concepcion "# Assistant "# Assistant Attorney Paredes, jr ., for ppe!!ee.

SYLLABUS $RI%IN&' '&( &ND )RO$*D+R* -O%I$ID* %INOR (-O &$T*D (IT- DIS$*RN%*NT.  $o/"0e! for te ppe!!"t r/e0 tt to #eterm"e eter or "ot  m"or te# t #0er"me"t, e m/0t te "to o"0#erto" "ot o"! te ft0 "# r/m0t"e0  8e r0e to te t ommtte# b te m"or,  b/t !0o 0 0tte 0tte of m"# t te tme tme te rme 0 0 ommtte#, te tme e mt 8e # t 0 #0po0! for te p/rpo0e of me#tt" o" te o"0e/e"e0 of 0 t, "# te #eree of re0o"" e o/!# 8e # t tt mome"t. -e m0te0 te #0er"me"t referre# to " rt!e 12, 0/b0eto" 3, of te Re80e# )e"! $o#e, for  preme#tto", or t !e0t for ! of "te"to" "te"to" , 0  mtt" r/m0t"e, r/m0t"e, 0 "!/#e# mo" oter mtt" r/m0t"e0 " rt!e 13 of 0# $o#e. Te #0er"me"t tt o"0tt/te0 " e:epto" to te e:empto" from rm"! !b!t of  m"or /"#er fftee" er0 of e b/t o8er ""e, o ommt0 " t probte# b !, 0 0 me"t! pt to /"#er0t"# te #ffere"e betee" rt "# ro", "# 0/ pt m be "o" "# 0o/!# be #eterm"e# b t" "to o"0#erto" !! te ft0 "# r/m0t"e0 ffor#e# b te reor#0 " e 0e, te 8er pper"e, te 8er ttt/#e, te 8er omportme"t "# be8or of 0# m"or, "ot o"! before "# #/r" te omm00o" of te t, b/t !0o fter "# e8e" #/r" te tr! ;+. S. 80. %r!t, 36 )!., 155<. T0 0 #o"e b te tr! o/rt, "# te $o"!/0o" rr8e# t  b t 0 orret.

DECISION DIAZ, J =  p

Te /0e#>ppe!!"t, o 0  m"or, 0 pro0e/te# for om#e " te $o/rt of Fr0t I"0t"e of )"0"", for 8" !!e# ?/" Ro@o0 b 0tbb" m " te bre0t t  "fe o" No8ember 19, 193A, " te m/"p!t of S/!, )"0"". Te o/rt, fter tr" te 0e, e!# tt te /0e# te# t #0er"me"t " ommtt" te t mp/te# to m "#, proee#" " or#"e t te pro80o"0 of rt!e AB of te Re80e# )e"! $o#e, 0 me"#e# b $ommo"e!t &t No. 99, or#ere# m to be 0e"t to te Tr"" Soo! for Co0 to rem" tere" /"t! e ree0 te e of m@ort. From t0 or#er te /0e# "terpo0e# " ppe! !!e" tt te o/rt erre# " o!#" tt e # te# t #0er"me"t "# " "ot 8" #0m00e# te 0e. O" te #te of te rme, te ppe!!"t 0 e:t! trtee" er0, ""e mo"t0 "# f8e #0 o!#. Te "#e"t tt 8e r0e to te re00o" ommtte# b m o" te #ee0e# 0 "rrte# " te ppe!e# or#er 0 fo!!o0= Cetee" 1 "# 2 oE!o " te fter"oo" of No8ember 19,193A, te "o #ee0e# ?/" Ro@o0 "# o"e *pf"o Rr" ere p!" 8o!!eb!! " te r# of te "terme#te 0oo! of te m/"p!t of S/!, )ro8"e of )"0"". Te ere" /0e#, o 0 !0o " 0# r#, "ter8e"e# "#, t" te b!!, to00e# t t ?/" Ro@o0, tt" m o" te 0tom. For t0 t of te /0e#, ?/" Ro@o0 0e# m ro/"# te r# "#, /po" o8ert" m, 0!ppe# m o" te "pe. S# /0e# te" t/r"e# "0t te #ee0e# 00/m"  trete"" ttt/#e, for  re0o" 0# #ee0e# 0tr/ m o" te mo/t t 0 f0t, ret/r"" mme#te! to te p!e ere *pf"o Rr" 0 " or#er to o"t"/e p!" t m. Te /0e#, offe"#e# b t e o"0#ere# " b/0e o" te prt of ?/" Ro@o0, o 0 t!!er "# more rob/0t t" e, !ooe# ro/"# te r# for  0to"e t  to tt te "o #ee0e# ?/" Ro@o0, b/t f"#" "o"e, e pproe#  o/0" of 0 "me# Rom/!#o $o!, to 0 te !tter to !e"# m 0 "fe. *pf"o Rr", o # er# t te /0e# # bee" 0" 0 o/0", to!# te !tter "ot to 8e te /0e# 0 "fe be/0e e mt tt ?/" Ro@o0 t t. Te /0e#, oe8er, 0/ee#e# " t" po00e00o" of te "fe  0 "  poet of 0 o/0"E0 p"t0. O"e " po00e00o" of te "fe, V!e"t" Do/e pproe# ?/" Ro@o0 "# !!e"e# te !tter to 8e m "oter b!o t 0 f0t, to  te #ee0e# "0ere# tt e ## "ot "t to #o 0o be/0e e ;?/" Ro@o0< 0 ber t" te /0e#. ?/" Ro@o0, "or"t of te "te"to"0 of te /0e#, o"t"/e# p!" "#, !e e 0 t/0 /"prepre# "# " te t of 0topp" te b!! t 0 to "#0, te /0e# 0tbbe# m " te e0t t te "fe  e rre#.

Te or#er !0o o"t"0 te fo!!o" o"!/0o"0 "# f"#"0 of ft  e re "ot t !bert to !ter, "ot be" !!e# /po" or /tore# to #o 0o, " 8e of te "t/re of te ppe! before /0, b 0eto" 13A of te &#m"0trt8e $o#e, 0 me"#e# b ommo"e!t &t No. 3=

T" "to o/"t te ft tt e" te /0e# V!e"t" Do/e ommtte# te rme " /e0to", e 0  7t r#e p/p! " te "terme#te 0oo! of te m/"p!t of S/!, )"0"", "# 0 0/ p/p!, e 0 o"e of te brte0t " 0# 0oo! "# 0  pt" of  omp" of te #et orp0 tereof, "# #/r" te tme e 0 0t/#" tere" e !0 obt"e# e:e!!e"t mr0, t0 o/rt 0 o"8"e# tt te /0e# " ommtt" te rme, te# t #0er"me"t "# 0 o"0o/0 of te "t/re "# o"0e/e"e0 of 0 t, "# 0o !0o 0 t0 o/rt ob0er8e# t te tme 0# /0e# 0 te0tf" " 0 be!f #/r" te tr! of t0 0e.

Te pro8e" ft0, 0 0tte# b te !oer o/rt " te ppe!e# or#er, o"8"e0 /0 tt te ppe! te" from 0# or#er 0 b0o!/te! /"fo/"#e#, be/0e t 0 error to #eterm"e #0er"me"t b te me"0 re0orte# to b te ttor"e for te #efe"0e, 0 #0/00e# b m " 0 bref. -e !m0 tt to #eterm"e eter or "ot  m"or te# t #0er"me"t, e m/0t te "to o"0#erto" "ot o"! te ft0 "# r/m0t"e0  8e r0e to te t ommtte# b te m"or, b/t !0o 0 0tte of m"# t te tme te rme 0 ommtte#, te tme e mt 8e # t 0 #0po0! for te p/rpo0e of me#tt" o" te o"0e/e"e0 of 0 t, "# te #eree of re0o"" e o/!# 8e # t tt mome"t. It 0 !er tt te ttor"e for te #efe"0e m0te0 te #0er"me"t referre# to " rt!e 12, 0/b0eto" 3, of te Re80e# )e"! $o#e, for preme#tto", or t !e0t for ! of "te"to" , 0  mtt" r/m0t"e, 0 "!/#e# mo" oter mtt" r/m0t"e0 " rt!e 13 of 0# $o#e. Te #0er"me"t tt o"0tt/te0 " e:epto" to te e:empto" from rm"! !b!t of  m"or /"#er fftee" er0 of e b/t o8er ""e o ommt0 " t probte# b !, 0 0 me"t! pt to /"#er0t"# te #ffere"e betee" rt "# ro", "# 0/ pt m be "o" "# 0o/!# be #eterm"e# b t" "to o"0#erto" !! te ft0 "# r/m0t"e0 or#e# b te reor#0 " e 0e, te 8er pper"e, te 8er ttt/#e, te 8er omportme"t "# be8or of 0# m"or, "ot o"! before "# #/r" te omm00o" of te t, b/t !0o fter "# e8e" #/r" te tr! ;+. S. 80. %r!t, 36 )!., 155<. T0 0 #o"e b te tr! o/rt, "# te o"!/0o" rr8e# t b t 0 orret. (erefore, te ppe!e# or#er 0 ffrme#, t te o0t0 to te ppe!!"t. So or#ere#.  Avanceña, C. J., illa-!eal, "mperial, #a$rel, "# Concepcion, JJ., o"/r.