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SECOND DIVISION

NILO SABANG, G.R. No. 168818

Petitioner,

Present:

QUISUMBING,J.,

- versus - Chairperson,

CARPIO,

CARPIO MORALS,

!INGA, "n#!$ POPL O% !$ &LASCO, 'R., JJ.

P$ILIPPINS,

Res(on#ent.

Pro)u*+"te#:

M"r , /00

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D E C I S I O N

!INGA,J.:

On '"nu"r3 1, 1, in te )i#st o4 " #rin5in+ s(ree on te eve o4 te 4iest"

in Li*o"n, Or)o Cit3, "n into2i"te# Ni"nor But"# uttere# te o)inous or#s 7I

i** soot 3ou to R"n#3 S"9"n+, to te orror o4 3oun+ S"9"n+s 4"ter, Ni*o, "n#te oter on*oo5ers. ;itin )o)ents, But"# i)se*4 *"3 #e"# 4ro) 4our +unsot

oun#s on is 9o#3. Ni*o S"9"n+, (etitioner erein, o "s "r+e# it "n#

*"ter onvite# 4or te o)ii#e, "#)its to te 5i**in+ o4 But"#, 9ut *"i)s


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t"t te sootin+ "s "i#ent"* "n# #one "s " )e"ns o4 #e4en#in+ is son. An

"rr"3 o4 itnesses 4or te (roseution "n# te #e4ense (rovi#es " o)(etin+ set o4

("rtiu*"rs "s to te sootin+. U*ti)"te*3, te (roseution "n# An#res" &i**")or

outsi#e te store o4 Me*"ni" So)9i*on in Sitio L"n#in+, B"r"n+"3

Li*o"n, Or)o Cit3.?1@ But"#, " ivi*i"n "+ent it te Pi*i((ine N"tion"* Po*ie,

"s ten "r)e# it " .=8-"*i9er revo*ver i "s tu5e# in is o*ster. In te

)i#st o4 te #rin5in+ s(ree, R"n#3 S"9"n+ su##en*3 "n# une2(ete#*3 "((e"re#

9e4ore te +rou(. $is "((e"r"ne tri++ere# " ne+"tive re"tion 4ro) But"#, o

ten uttere# te or#s 7I i** soot 3ou to R"n#3 S"9"n+.

?/@

Cert"in iru)st"nes "tt"in+ to tis evi#ent tre"t "re #is(ute#, "s "re te

events t"t onseuent*3 4o**oe#. ;"t is ert"in is t"t sort*3 "4ter"r#s, But"#

*"3 #e"#, "vin+ sust"ine# 4our D +unsot oun#s 4ro) is on

revo*ver. Petitioner "((e"rs to "ve 4*e# 9ut vo*unt"ri*3 surren#ere# tere"4ter,

turnin+ over te revo*ver "s e surren#ere#.?=@

Poto+r"(s o4 But"# "s e *"3 #e"# on te sene ere (resente# in evi#ene,

?@"s "s te o44ii"* re(ort on is "uto(s3, (re("re# 93 te Cit3 $e"*t O44ie o4

Or)o Cit3. !e "uto(s3 re(ort?E@in#i"te# te 4o**oin+ 4in#in+s:

GNRAL SUR&F:

2")ine# " 4"ir*3 nourise#4"ir*3 #eve*o(e# )"*e "#"ver it

"((ro2i)"te ei+t o4 16E ) H ei+t o4 6E 5+ in st"te o4 ri+or )ortis.

%ININGS:

1. Bu**et oun# 1.0 2 0.E ) "t "nterior est "**, 1 ) 4ro) )i#*ine,

ri+t, "*on+ =r#interost"* s("e "nterior "2i**"r3 *ine (enetr"tin+

tor"i "vit3 *"er"tin+ u((er *o9e o4 ri+t *un+.

/. Bu**et oun# 0. 2 0.E ) "t tinterost"* s("e )i#-"2i**"r3 *ine,ri+t, (enetr"tin+ tor"i "vit3 *"er"tin+ u((er *o9e o4 ri+t *un+.

=. Bu**et oun# 1.E 2 0. ) "t #ist"* = r#*"ter"* "s(et o4 ri+t "r)

inJurin+ s5in H )us*es.
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. Bu**et oun# 0. ) 2 0. ) "t )i# verte9r"* o*u)n 4r"turin+ s(ine

o4 8ttor"i verte9r".

CAUS O% A!$:

$3(ovo*e)i" /to )u*ti(*e 9u**et oun#.

urin+ "rr"i+n)ent, (etitioner (*e"#e# innoene, 9ut #urin+ te (resent"tion

o4 te evi#ene 4or te #e4ense, e *"i)e# to "ve "te# in #e4ense o4 " re*"tive.

Petitioner "n# 4our D oter itnesses testi4ie# 4or te #e4ense. !e 4o**oin+ 4"ts

ere sou+t to 9e est"9*ise# 93 (etitioner:

B3 te ti)e But"# "# Joine# "t "s to 9e is *"st #rin5in+ s(ree, e "s

"*re"#3 in " 9e**i+erent )oo#. "r*ier t"t "4ternoon, e

"# 9een "sin+ "4ter R")i* Pere> en te *"tter #e)"n#e# ("3)ent 4or " 9et

But"# "# *ost over " o54i+t.?6@

!e "se "s itnesse# 93 Ce*so Pe(ito, o ou*# testi43 4or te #e4ense.?@As to te sootin+ itse*4, testi43in+ 4or te #e4ense ere (etitioner i)se*4, te

store5ee(er So)9i*on, "n# "n e3eitness, L"urito C"("roso, o "s situ"te#

ri+t "ross te ro"# en te sootin+ ourre#.

So)9i*on testi4ie# t"t en But"# to*# R"n#3 S"9"n+, 7I i** soot 3ou,

te #ee"se# "*re"#3 "# is revo*ver "i)e# "t R"n#3. ?8@ At tis (oint, An#res"

&i**")or, " niee o4 te #ee"se#, to*# But"#, 7P*e"se #ont?,@ tiyo, es te son o4

Ni*o.?@Petitioner "n# C"("roso "*so testi4ie# t"t "t t"t ti)e, But"# "# is

revo*ver (ointe# "t R"n#3.?10@ Petitioner *"i)e# t"t e ten +r"99e# te "r) o4

But"#, "tte)(tin+ to tist it to"r# is 9o#3 "n# ""3 4ro) is son. As te3 ere

+r"((*in+ "n# te revo*ver "s (ointe# to"r#s te 9o#3 o4
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But"#, (etitioner *"i)e# e e"r# +unsots, "n# on*3 "4ter te sots ere 4ire#

"s e "9*e to 7t"5e te +un 4ro) But"#.?11@Petitioner "n# An#res" &i**")or "s

"vin+ " #rin5in+ s(ree, R"n#3 su##en*3 entere# te sene. But"#, "((e"rin+

sur(rise#, trust " +*"ss o4 !"n#u"3 ne"r R"n#3


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!e Court o4 A((e"*s "44ir)e# (etitioner


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(rovo"tion 9een +iven 93 te re*"tive "tt"5e#.?/6@ Un*"4u* "++ression is

"
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(ri)"r3 "n# in#is(ens"9*e reuisite itout i #e4ense o4 re*"tive, eter

o)(*ete or oterise, "nnot 9e v"*i#*3 invo5e#.?/@

It is e**-sett*e# in tis Juris#ition t"t one "n "use# "s "#)itte# t"t e

in4*ite# te 4"t"* inJuries on te #ee"se#, it is inu)9ent u(on i) in or#er to"voi# ri)in"* *i"9i*it3, to (rove te Justi43in+ iru)st"ne *"i)e# 93 i) it

*e"r, s"tis4"tor3 "n# onvinin+ evi#ene. $e "nnot re*3 on te e"5ness o4 te

(roseution 9ut on te stren+t o4 is on evi#ene, 74or even i4 te evi#ene o4

te (roseution ere e"5 it ou*# not 9e #is9e*ieve# "4ter te "use# i)se*4 "#

"#)itte# te 5i**in+. !us, (etitioner )ust est"9*is it *e"r "n# onvinin+

evi#ene t"t te 5i**in+ "s Justi4ie#, "n# t"t e inurre# no ri)in"* *i"9i*it3

tere4or.?/8@

Un*"4u* "++ression )ust 9e *e"r*3 est"9*ise# 93 te evi#ene. In tis

"se, tere is " #iver+ene in te testi)onies o4 te (roseution "n# #e4ense

itnesses "s to eter But"# "i)e# " +un "t (etitioner


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!is in#i"tes to us t"t (etitioner #i# not onsi#er But"#


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Po#er 9urns is " ter) o))on*3 use# 93 (3sii"ns enever tere is

9*"5enin+ o4 te )"r+in "t te entr"ne o4 te +unsot oun#. !e 9*"5enin+ is

#ue to s)o5e s)u#+in+, +un(o#er t"ttooin+ "n#, to " ert"in e2tent, 9urnin+ o4

te oun# )"r+in.?=6@ As 4oun# 93 te )e#io-*e+"* o44ier in tis "se, But"#


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en te3 e"r# te +unsots. Aor#in+ to M"us"3, e "tten#e# " o54i+t

i en#e# "t E o


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o4 (roo4 oter t"n te o))ission o4 te ri)e. ?=@ ;e "*so "44ir) te ""r#

o4 P180,000.00 re(resentin+ *oss o4 e"rnin+ "("it3 "t " re"son"9*e *i4e

e2(et"n3 o4 tree =D 3e"rs onsi#erin+ t"t But"# "s "*re"#3 6 3e"rs o*# "t

te ti)e o4 te ini#ent.?@ Li5eise "44ir)e# "re te ""r# o4 PE0,000.00 "s

9uri"* e2(enses #u*3 (roven, "ttorne3


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AN!ONIO !. CARPIO CONC$I!A CARPIO MORALS Associate Justice Associate Justice

PRSBI!RO '. &LASCO, 'R.

Associate Justice

ATTESTATION

I "ttest t"t te on*usions in te "9ove eision "# 9een re"e# inonsu*t"tion 9e4ore te "se "s "ssi+ne# to te riter o4 te o(inion o4 teCourt


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Pursu"nt to Setion 1=, Arti*e &III o4 te Constitution, "n# te

ivision C"ir(erson


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?1@!SN, Au+ust /1, 1, ((. 11-1=.

?18@I#. "t 1=K !SN, 'une 16, 1, ((. 1-1E.

?1@Reor#s, ((. 06-10. !e #is(ositive (ortion o4 te 'u#+)ent re"#s:

;ere4ore, te Court 4in#s te "use# Ni*o S"9"n+GUILTY

9e3on#re"son"9*e #ou9t o4 te ri)e o4 o)ii#e "s "r+e#, "n# ere93 (en"*i>es i) "4ter

"((rei"tin+ one )iti+"tin+ iru)st"ne o4 vo*unt"r3 surren#er, to "n in#eter)in"te

i)(rison)ent o4 8 3e"rs "n# 1 #"3 (rision )"3or "s )ini)u) to 1/ 3e"rs "n# 1 #"3

re*usion te)(or"* "s )"2i)u), "n# to ("3 te o44en#e# ("rt3 te su) o4 PE0,000.00 "s

in#e)nit3K su) o4PE0,000.00 "s 9uri"* e2(enseK te su) o4 P180,000.00 "s *oss o4

ino)e "t " re"son"9*e *i4e e2(et"n3 o4 te viti) "t = 3e"rsK te su) o4 P100,000.004or )or"* #")"+esK "n# P0,000.00 "s "ttorne3


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?/8@Ca"uslay v. eople, G.R. No. 1/8E, Se(te)9er =0, /00E, 1 SCRA /1, /E6-/E.

?/@eople v. Al"a, /E Pi*. 666 /00/D.

?=0@eople v. #arnuevo, 18 Pi*. E/1 /001D.

?=1@

Reor#s, (. /E.?=/@!SN, Au+ust /, 18, (. /0.

?==@!SN, M"3 /8, 1, ((. =8 "n# .

?=@PRO P. SOLIS, LGAL MICIN 18D, (. =E.

?=E@I#. "t =E-=E8. A sort r"n+e 4ire overs " #ist"ne o4 1 to 1E ) i*e " )e#iu) r"n+e 4ire overs "

#ist"ne o4 )ore t"n 1E ) 9ut *ess t"n 60 ).

?=6@I#. "t =E0.

?=@!SN, Au+ust , 1, ((. 1E-16.

?=8@PRO P. SOLIS, LGAL MICIN, su(r" note = "t =E.

?=@!SN, M"3 E, 18, ((. 8-10, 18.

?0@!SN, Au+ust /1, 1, ((. 6-.

?1@!SN, 'une 16, 1, ((. 1=-1EK =6-=.

?/@R&IS PNAL CO, Art. 6/D.

?=@eople v. $puran, G.R. Nos. 16-E, M"r 1, /00, /E SCRA 6E, 6=.

?@But"#

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