people v. benedicto

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTManilaTHIRD DIVISIONG.R. No. !"## No$e%be& "' ((PEOP)E O* THE PHI)IPPINES' plainti+,appellee' $s.-ENEDICTO CRU. / M0C0)0)0D' accuse1,appellant. GUTIERRE.' 2R.' 2.3pThe accuse1,appellant -ene1icto M. C&u4 5uestions the 1ecision of the Re6ional T&ial Cou&t' -&anch 78' Pasi6' Met&o Manila 9hich foun1 hi% 6uilt: be:on1 &easonable 1oubt of the c&i%e of &obbe&: 9ith &ape an1 sentence1 hi% to an in1ete&%inate penalt: of i%p&ison%ent f&o% T9el$e ;8< /ea&s of p&ision %a:o&' %a=i%u% to Se$enteen ;>< /ea&s of &eclusion te%po&al %e1iu%' an1 to in1e%nif: the $icti% in the su% of Ten Thousan1 Pesos ;P!'!!!.!!< fo& %o&al 1a%a6es an1 One Thousan1 One Hun1&e1 T9ent: Pesos ;P'8!.!!< fo& the $alue of the p&ope&t: 9hich 9as ta?en.The appeal 9as o&i6inall: &aise1 to the Cou&t of 0ppeals. The Cou&t of 0ppeals a@&%e1 the Au16%ent of con$iction but %o1iBe1 the penalt:. 0ppellant C&u4 9as foun1 6uilt: of t9o ;8< c&i%es3 *i&st fo& &ape' 9he&e he 9as sentence1 to &eclusion pe&petua' an1 secon1 fo& &obbe&:' 9he&e he 9as sentence1 to an in1ete&%inate penalt: of Si= ;C< Months an1 One ;< Da: of p&ision co&&eccional as %ini%u% to Si= ;C< /ea&s an1 One ;< Da: of p&ision %a:o& as %a=i%u%.*ollo9in6 the &ule foun1 in Section D' pa&a6&aph 8 of Rule 8# of the Rules of Cou&tan1 the p&ece1ents set in People $. Daniel ;"C SCR0 7 E(>"FC> 9ithout an: %iti6atin6 no& a66&a$atin6 ci&cu%stance atten1ant the&eto an1 afte& appl:in6 the In1ete&%inate Sentence )a9'sentences hi% to su+e& i%p&ison%ent f&o% TIE)VE ;8< /E0RS of p&ision %a:o&' %a=i%u% to SEVENTEEN ;>< /E0RS of &eclusion te%po&al %e1iu%' to in1e%nif: the $icti% 0na Escon1e' P!'!!!.!! as %o&al 1a%a6es' an1 to pa: the su% of P'8!.!! $alue of the p&ope&t: ta?en' 9ithout subsi1ia&: i%p&ison%ent in case of insol$enc:' an1 to pa: the cost.SO ORDERED. ;pp. >,"' RTC Decision' ...