Us vs Baluyot

26US vs. BALUYOT 40 PHIL 385 FACTS: Accused Balu!" #a$ %!# &!ve#$!# !% Ba"aa$ 'u" l!s" "! "(e deceased Le#)a. A%"e# 2 ea#s !% suc( de%ea"* "(e accused+Balu!", e$c!u$"e#ed se#-es !% u$%!#"u$a"e eve$"s* (-c( (e a""#-'u"ed Le#)a (av-$/ laed a s-/$-1ca$" s-/$-1ca$" a#" !% suc(. • • •

He as 'e-$/ #!secu"ed %!# es"a%a -$ a$-la +l!a$ -$ PB, He as 'e-$/ ased "! #es-/$ -$ (-s !s-"-!$+as a"-!$al &ua#d Ca"a-$, He as "e)!#a#-l #el-eved %#!) (-s !s-"-!$ du#-$/ "(e e$de$c !% (-s case

He "(e$ e$" 'ac "! Ba"aa$ !'"a-$ed a #ev!lve# -$ O#-!$* s(-ed a -a$! "! a$-la %!# (-s -%e a$d "(e$ #!ceeded "! Bala$/a. He -$"e$ded "! )ee" &!v.Le#)a* 'u" (e as ased "! a-" %!# (-) -$ "(e #ec!#de#s !ce al!$/ -"( A#a$7ue* !l-ce c(-e% !% L-)a. Le#)a "(e$ a##-ved a$d 1#s" )e" -"( Balu!" -$ (-s !ce* se$s-$/ "(a" "(e-# ac9ua-$"a$ce !uld 'e l!$/e# "(a$ (a" as eec"ed Le#)a ased a )!)e$" "! "al "! A#a$7ue (-c( Balu!" all!ed -ll-$/l. -$u"es la"e# A#a$7ue le%" "(e &!ve#$!#s !ce a$d ased Balu!" "! #e"u#$ "! "(e !ce !% "(e &!ve#$!#. A%"e# a $u)'e# !% sec!$ds+d-su"ed le$/"( !% "-)e, a 1#e as s(!" ' Balu!" (-c( -$7u#ed Le#)a -$ "(e #-/(" s(!ulde#* A#a$7ue* ala#)ed ' "(e 1#s" s(!" sa Balu!" !-$"-$/ "(e /u$ a" Le#)a (! as "(e$ "#-$/ "! escae (-s a//#ess!#. A#a$7ue sa-d (e clea#l sa Balu!" s(!!"-$/ Le#)a (-le "(e la""e# as -$ (-s a""e)" "! escae* Le#)a as a/a-$ !u$ded -$ "(e #-/(" s(!ulde# a#ea. Le#)a "(e$ #a$ "!a#ds "(e cl!se" (-c( (e e" cl!sed ' lea$-$/ !$ "(e d!!#. T(e$ Balu!"* (! %a-led -$ (-s a""e)"s "! !e$ "(e d!!#* 1#ed a s(!" a" "(e d!!# (-c( -$ "u#$ (-s Le#)a -$ "(e (ead "(e 'ulle" e-"ed "(#!u/( "(e la""e#s le%" ee. Balu!" "(e$ success%ull !e$ed "(e d!!# (-le Le#)a s(!" !u" !% "(e d!!# u$c!$sc-!us. He d-ed 2 (!u#s a%"e# "(e las" s(!" as 1#ed. Balu!" su##e$de#ed "! "(e c!$s"a'ula# (! as al#ead !u"s-de "(e 'u-ld-$/ (e#e "(e s(!!"-$/ "!! lace. Balu!" as c(a#/ed -"( )u#de# ' "(e CFI !% Ba"aa$* 9ual-1ed ': •

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"#eac(e#+"(e "#eac(e#+"(e v-c"-) 'e-$/ u$a#)ed a$d de%e$seless,;c-"-$/ "(e case !% Us vs. a#c(e$e)? a$d -$"e$d-$/ "(a" Le#)a !uld a,* a$d  c#-)e c!))-""ed a/a-$s" a u'l-c au"(!#-" -$ d-sc(a#/e !% (-s du"+Le#)a 'e-$/ -$ (-s !ce (e$ (e as assaul"ed,;c-"-$/ "(e case !% US vs. &-l 'ecause '!"( case (ave s-)-la# %ac"s=

&!$ales+"(e #ec!#de#,* A#a$7ue+!l-ce c(-e% !% L-)a,* &u)a$+"(e #!v-$c-al assess!#, all "es"-1ed a/a-$s" Balu!"* #!ved "(a" Balu!" a$d Le#)a

26US vs. BALUYOT 40 PHIL 385 e#e al!$e -$ "(e &!ve#$!#s !ce* "(a" Balu!" 1#ed 3 s(!"s a$d "(a" Le#)a as u$a#)ed+al"(!u/( "(e#e e#e d-@e#e$ces -$ "(e-# cla-)s as "! (e$ "(e s(!"s e#e 1#ed,. He as se$"e$ced "! dea"( a$d as !#de#d "! a 000.00 %!# -$de)$-".  T(e de%e$ses c!$"e$"-!$s e#e: •

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 T(e s(!!"-$/ as d!$e due "! ass-!$ a$d !'%usca"-!$+Balu!" cla-)ed "(a" Le#)a $e a'!u" (-s es"a%a case* "(a" Le#)a -)l-ed "(a" (e (ad d!$e s!)e"(-$/ "! /e" Balu!" d-sc(a#/ed %#!) (-s !ce 'ecause Le#)as %#-e$d ele as #e)!ved %#!) !ce 'ecause !% Balu!"* als! Le#)a alle/edl -)l "(a" (e $e "(e 7ud/e -$ c(a#/e !% (-s es"a%a case a$d (e (ea#d "(a" Balu!" as /!-$/ "! 7a-l %!# %!u# ea#s* "(e#e%!#e Balu!" )us" #e"(-$ (-s la$s !% #es-d-$/ -$ Ce'u , He d-d $!" -$"e$d "! c!))-" s! /#ea" a #!$/  T(a" "(e "(-#d s(!" as a$ acc-de$" as (e as "#-$/ "! !e$ "(e d!!#+Balu!"s -$"e#v-e -"( ees* a #e!#"e#* #!ved !"(e#-se as "(e %!#)e# ad)-""ed (e 1#ed "(e "(-#d s(!" a" "(e d!!# -"( "(e -$"e$"-!$ "! s(!!" Le#)a as (e as c#-$/ a l!ud %!# (el* all!-$/ Balu!" "! -c"u#e Le#)as !s-"-!$ 'e(-$/ "(e d!!#,

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He as $!" /-ve$ a)le !!#"u$-" "! de%e$d (-)sel% +!$ "(e c!$"#a# (e as /-ve$ a l!" !% c!$s-de#a"-!$ ' all!-$/ "(e de%e$se "! !s"!$e "(e (ea#-$/ seve#al "-)e 'ecause !% (-s #e9ues" %!# )!#e "-)e a$d (-s c(a$/e !% c!u$sel;%#!) eed-e$"e a$uel Ba$!$ "! -ce$"e S!""!= als! $e-"e# !% (-s c!u$sel #e9ues"ed %!# )!#e "-)e* $!# d-d "(e de%e$se su')-" a$ -"$esse "! 'e su'!e$aed, He s!u/(" %!# "(e d-s9ual-1ca"-!$ !% "(e #es-d-$/ 7ud/e+Ca#l!s I)e#-al, 'ecause (e a""e$ded "(e %u$e#al !% Le#)a* (-c( "(e c!u#" #e$de#ed u$)e#-"!#-!us. He as $!" all!ed "! -"(d#a (-s ea#l-e# lead-$/ !% $!" /u-l"+"(e#e as $! #ec!#d %!# suc( ac"-!$,

E-sse$"-$/ !-$-!$ !% AAULLO:  T(e accused s(!uld !$l 'e c(a#/ed -"( (!)-c-de* a$d "(a" "(e c#-)e as OT d!$e -"( "#eac(e# as "(e %ac"s su!#"-$/ "(e cla-) "(a" -" as d!$e -"( "#eac(e# e#e OT u$d-su"ed as "(e e#e su!sed "! 'e. Cla-)s a'!u" (e$ "(e 1#s" S(!" as )ade: +-"( #e%e#e$ce a" "(e "-)e Balu!" #e e$"e#ed "(e &!ve#$!#s !ce,

26US vs. BALUYOT • • •

40 PHIL 385 &u)a$2 sec A#a$7ueG0 sec &u)a$G secs

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