Republic of the Philippines National Capital Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Banch !" PEOPLE O# T$E P$ILIPPINE% , Plaintiff, -versus-
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 00089 For &UR'ER
JO$N LLO(' E) CRU*, A!!use". #- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -#.
PRE+TRIAL BRIE# A!!use", $% !ounsel, res&e!tfull% su$'its t(e follo)in* Pre-+rial rief for t(e !onsi"eration of t(e onora$le Court.
I %TATE&ENT O# T$E #ACT% O# T$E CA%E On or a$ou a$outt 80 80 in t(e t(e eve evenin* nin* of Nove Nove'$ '$er er /9, /9, /01, RA22 2. 2IA3, )(o )as earnin* (is liveli(oo" as a tri!%!le "river )as on (is )a% (o'e )(en (e )as alle*e"l% invite" $% res&on"ent 4ON LLO52 E. CR63 to (ave a si'&le "rin7 at t(e sari-sari store of NENA C.+ES+IO to )(i!( t(e "e!ea "e!ease" se" a!! a!!e"e e"e". ". (ile (ile t(e% t(e% )ere )ere (avin* (avin* t(eir t(eir "rin7 "rin7in* in* s&ree, a (eate" ar*u'ent alle*e"l% o!!urre" $et)een t(e t)o. +(ereafter, res&on"ent, 4ON LLO52 E. CR63, alle*e"l% left t(e sari-sari store an" a fe) 'inutes later, !a'e $a!7 )it( )it( a :$al :$alis ison on*; *; 7nif 7nife e an" an" st sta$ a$$e $e" " ra" ra"" " 2ia< 2ia< )(o )(o fell fell "o)n on t(e *roun" an" "ie" fro' (is in=ur%. en!e, t(e Infor'ation for Mur"er )as file".
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ASS6MIN +A+ 4ON LLO5E2 CR63 IS IN2EE2 6I+5 OF SAI2 CRIME, PROSEC6+ION FILE2 +E RON INFORMA+ION SINCE +E CRIME COMMI++E2 ASE2 ON +E ALLEA+ION IS ONL5 OMICI2E.
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III. +A+ ACC6SE2 IS A COMM6+ER O +AES P6LIC +RANSPOR+A+ION +O AN2 FROM IS OR IN MAA+I CI+5.
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+A+ +E ACC6SE2, ON NO>EMER /1, /0, LEF+ IS PLACE OF OR E+EEN -0PM.
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+A+ +E ACC6SE2 AS NO PRE>IO6S CRIMINAL RECOR2 AN2 AS NE>ER COMMI++E2 AN5 CRIME ESPECIALL5 M6R2ER.
I, -ITNE%%E% BERTO C) CUER,O D to testif% t(at (e )as )it( t(e a!!use" on Nove'$er /9, /01 at / 'i"ni*(t.
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D as O&erations Mana*er to testif% t(at, as, on t(e ni*(t of Nove'$er /9, /01 at aroun" 0 &', 4o(n Llo%" E. Cru< &ersonall% su$'itte" to )itness t(e Perfor'an!e Revie)s of t(e seventeen G a*ents in (is tea' esta$lis(in* t(e fa!t t(at a!!use" )as not at t(e s!ene of t(e !ri'e t(e ni*(t ra"" Pitt )as 'ur"ere".
COL) RIC$AR' GUTIERRE* - )ill testif% as an e#&ert )itness to &rove t(at t(e "e!ease" "ie" of a fatal sta$ )oun" to t(e (eart "is&rovin* &rose!utions alle*ation of trea!(er%. 2EFENSE RESER>ES +E RI+ +O PRESEN+ A22I+IONAL 2OC6MEN+AR5 AN2 +ES+IMONIAL E>I2ENCE IN +E CO6RSE OF +RIAL.
,I LA-.% APPLICABLE RE>ISE2 PENAL CO2E OF +E PILIPPINES Art. 1. A**ravatin* !ir!u'stan!es . +(at t(e a!t $e !o''itte" )it( evi"ent &re'e"itationH
. +(at t(e a!t $e !o''itte" )it( trea!(er% alevosiaG. +(ere is trea!(er% )(en t(e offen"er !o''its an% of t(e !ri'es a*ainst t(e &erson, e'&lo%in* 'eans, 'et(o"s, or for's in t(e e#e!ution t(ereof )(i!( ten" "ire!tl% an" s&e!iall% to insure its e#e!ution, )it(out ris7 to (i'self arisin* fro' t(e "efense )(i!( t(e offen"e" &art% 'i*(t 'a7e.
,II JURI%PRU'ENCE APPLICABLE Juispudence on heasa/ e0idence1 PEOPLE >S. NERE4A /0 SCRA 1G A+ERO6S 2R6 CORP. >S NLRC /80 SCRA 8G ”Hearsay evidence carries no probative value.
Juispudence on e0ident pe+ 2editation1 PEOPLE OF +E PILIPPINES, &laintiffa&&ellee, vs. ROMEO SAN+IAO, SOLIS 2E LEON an" 4AIME ILLESCAS, a!!use", 4AIME ILLESCAS, a!!use"-a&&ellant. R No. /9
e !annot a*ree )it( t(e &rose!utionBs t(eor% t(at t(e -'inute interval is suffi!ient ti'e for t(e a!!use" to !ool% refle!t on t(eir &lan to 7ill t(e vi!ti'. It (as $een (el" in one !ase t(at even the lapse of 30 minutes between the determination to commit a crime and the execution thereof is insufficient for full meditation on the consequences of the act. ase" on t(e fore*oin* "isJuisition, it is !lear t(at t(e !ourt $elo) erre" in !onvi!tin* a!!use"-a&&ellant of 'ur"er. Absent the qualifying circumstances of treachery and evident premeditation accused-appellant could only be held liable for homicide.
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