hilario.vs.people.2008

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Republic of the PhilippinesSupreme Court

Baguio City

THIRD DIVISION

OHN HI!"RIO y SIB"!# $%R% No% &'&()(Petitioner,

Present:

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. Chairperson,- versus - AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, CHICO-NAZARIO, NACHURA, and REYES, JJ. P*OP!* O+ TH* PHI!IPPIN*S# Promul !te":Res#on"ent$ A#ril %&, '(()

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+e ore us is ! Petition or Revie on Certiorari un"er Rule &. o t/e Rules o Court ile" 012o/n Hil!rio 1 Si0!l 3#etitioner4, see5in to !nnul !n" set !si"e t/e Resolutions "!te" Au ust %6,'((7 8%9 !n" Novem0er ') '((7 8'9 o t/e Court o A##e!ls in CA-G$R$ SP No$ .)'($

T/e !nte;e"ents !re !s ollo s: Petitioner, to et/er it/ one Gil0ert Aliue?on Cit1 to /i;/ #etitioner, !ssiste" 01 ;ounsel de parte ,

#le!"e" not uilt1$ @urin tri!l , Att1$ R!ul River! o t/e Pu0li; Attorne1 s O i;e 3PAO4, ;ounsel o Ali


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!t >ue?on Cit1 2!il !n" !s "ire;te" to 0e ;ommitte" to t/e N!tion!l Penitenti!r1 inMuntinlu#!B t/!t /e/!" no !1 o #erson!ll1 ilin t/e noti;e o !##e!l t/us /e instru;te" /is l! 1er to ile it on /is 0e/!l Bt/!t /e /!" no ;/oi;e 0ut to re#ose /is ull trust !n" ;on i"en;e to /is l! 1erB t/!t /e /!" instru;te" /isl! 1er to ile t/e ne;ess!r1 motion or re;onsi"er!tion or noti;e o !##e!lB t/!t on M!1 ', '((', /e !s!lre!"1 in;!r;er!te" !t t/e Ne +ili0i" Prisons,Muntinlu#! Cit1 !n" le!rne" rom t/e r!#evine o /isim#en"in tr!ns er to t/e I !/i Pen!l Colon1, P!l! !nB t/!t 0elievin t/!t t/e noti;e o !##e!l ile" 01

/is ;ounsel #revente" t/e @e;ision "!te" @e;em0er ., '((% rom 0e;omin in!l to !rr!nt /is tr!ns er,/e instru;te" /is re#resent!tive to et ! ;o#1 o t/e noti;e o !##e!l rom t/e RTCB t/!t no noti;e o !##e!l !s ile" 01 /is l! 1er in "e i!n;e o /is ;le!r instru;tionsB !n" t/!t t/e RTC @e;ision s/o e"t/!t it !s re;eive" 01 /is ;ounsel on e0ru!r1 %, '((' !n" 1et t/e ;ounsel "i" not in orm /im o !n1!;tion t!5en t/ereon$ Petitioner ;l!ime" t/!t /e /!" ! meritorious "e ense, to it:

%$ T/e @e;ision "!te" @e;em0er ., '((%, on #! e %= t/ereo st!tes !n im#risonment term o ei /t 3)41e!rs !n" one 3%4 "!1 o Prision M!1or to ourteen 3%&4 1e!rs !n" ei /t 3)4 mont/s o Re;lusionTem#or!l - ! m!tter /i;/ ou /t to 0e re;ti ie"B

'$ T/e un"ersi ne" is ! irst time o en"erB 7$ No rulin !s l!i" "o n on t/e sti#ul!te" !;ts 3@e;ision, #$ 74 rel!tive to t/e 3%4 !0sen;e o ;ounsel

"urin t/e !lle e" inDuest, !n" 3'4 !0sen;e o !rr!nt in !rrestin t/e !;;use" ! ter ten 3%(4 "!1s romt/e ;ommission o t/e ;rimeB

&$ A0sen;e o ! ;orro0or!tin itness to t/e #ur#orte" lone e1e itness, !s ! !inst t/e ;orro0or!te"

testimon1 o !;;use"-#etitioner s !li0iB

.$ T/e Commission on Hum!n Ri /ts investi !tion on t/e torture o t/e !;;use"-#etitionerB =$ !n" ot/ers$ 8=9

Petitioner !r ue" t/!t /e !s mete" ! tot!l o %= 1e!rs im#risonment or !lmost eDu!l to t/e #revious;!#it!l #unis/ment o '( 1e!rs /i;/ !s iven !n !utom!ti; revie 01 t/e Su#reme Court, t/us it is o

re!ter interest o

T/e Assist!nt Cit1 Prose;utor ile" /is Comment on t/e Petition or Relie /ere /e ;onten"e" t/!t t/e

#etition s/oul" no lon er 0e entert!ine"B !n" t/!t #er e;tion o !##e!l in t/e m!nner !n" it/in t/e #erio" #ermitte" 01 l! !s not onl1 m!n"!tor1 0ut


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A;;use" s !lle !tion t/!t /e in"ee" s#e;i i;!ll1 instru;te" /is ;ounsel to ile ! noti;e o !##e!l o t/e@e;ision "!te" 8si;9 !n" t/e l!tter "i" not /ee" /is instru;tion is !t 0est sel -servin !n" unsu0st!nti!te" !n"t/us, un ort/1 o ;re"en;e$ At !n1 r!te, even i s!i" omission s/oul" 0e ;onsi"ere" !s ne li en;e, it is !

ell-settle" rule t/!t ne li en;e o ;ounsel is 0in"in on t/e ;lient$ * * * +esi"es, no /ere "oes it !##e!r t/!t !;;use"F#etitioner !s #revente" rom !irl1 #resentin /is "e ense nor "oes it !##e!r t/!t /e !s

#re


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o


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/ere !n in"ivi"u!l m!1 0e stri##e" o /is #ro#ert1 ri /ts not 0e;!use /e /!s no ri /t to t/e #ro#ert1 0ut 0e;!use /e "oes not 5no /o to est!0lis/ su;/ ri /t$ 8%79 T/is in"s !##li;!tion s#e;i!ll1 i t/e li0ert1 o ! #erson is !t st!5e$ As e /el" in Telan v. Court of Appeals :

T/e ri /t to ;ounsel in ;ivil ;!ses e*ists


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Ho ever, t/is Court /!s rel!*e" t/is rule in or"er to serve su0st!nti!l ue?on Cit1, 01 ! ;ert!in eonor! Coronel$ A##!rentl1, +!;ur!1! is not ! l! 1er$Or"in!ril1,

#etitioner 0ein "et!ine" !t t/e N!tion!l Penitenti!r1, Muntinlu#!, t/e CA s/oul" /!ve !lso sent ! ;o#1

o su;/ Resolution to /is #l!;e o "etention$ Consi"erin t/!t #etitioner onl1 re;eive" t/e Resolutionon Se#tem0er &, '((7, e in" t/e t o "!1s "el!1 in ilin /is motion or re;onsi"er!tion #!r"on!0le !sit "i" not ;!use !n1 #re


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Even i t/e


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* * * * T/e ;ourt /!s t/e #o er to e*;e#t ! #!rti;ul!r ;!se rom t/e o#er!tion o t/e rule /enever t/e

#ur#oses o


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7H*R*+OR* , t/e #etition is $R"NT*D $ T/e Resolutions "!te" Au ust %6, '((7 !n" Novem0er '), '((7 o t/e Court o A##e!ls !re R*V*RS*D !n" S*T "SID* $ T/e Or"er "!te"@e;em0er %7,'((' o t/e Re ion!l Tri!l Court o >ue?on Cit1, +r!n;/ =, is S*T "SID* $ T/e RTC is /ere01or"ere" to reDuire Att1$ R!ul River! o t/e Pu0li; Attorne1 s O i;e to ile /is ;omment on t/e #etition or relie rom


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C/!ir#erson, T/ir" @ivision

C*RTI+IC"TION

Pursu!nt to Se;tion %7, Arti;le JIII o t/e Constitution, !n" t/e @ivision C/!ir#ersons Attest!tion,it is /ere01 ;erti ie" t/!t t/e ;on;lusions in t/e !0ove @e;ision /!" 0een re!;/e" in ;onsult!tion 0e oret/e ;!se !s !ssi ne" to t/e riter o t/e o#inion o t/e Courts @ivision$

R*8N"TO S% P,NO

C/ie 2usti;e

8%9 Penne" 01 2usti;e Ser io $ Pest!o !n" ;on;urre" in 01 2usti;es Ro"ri o J$ Cosi;o !n" Ros!lin"! Asun;ion-Ji;enteB rollo , #$ '=$8'9 I"$ !t ')-'6$879 @o;5ete" !s Crimin!l C!se Nos$ >-((-6%=& -&)$8&9 Penne" 01 2u" e Monin! A$ Zen!ros!, rollo , ##$ 7=-.'$8.9 I"$ !t .7-=($8=9 I"$ !t . $8 9 I"$ !t =.$8)9

I"$ !t = -=)$869 I"$8%(9 I"$ !t '=$8%%9 Garcia v. Philippine Airlines, Inc. , G$R$ No$ %=( 6), 2une ), '((., &.6 SCRA =), )($8%'9 See Telan v. Court of Appeals , G$R$ No$ 6.('=, O;to0er &, %66%, '(' SCRA .7&, .&%$8%79 I"$8%&9 I"$ !t .&(-.&%$8%.9 I"$ !t .&%$8%=9 Garcia v. Philippine Airlines , Inc $, su#r! note %%, !t )%$8% 9 G$R$ No$ %=( .7, Se#tem0er 7(, '((&, &76 SCRA = .$8%)9 I"$ !t =)=-=) $8%69 76' P/il$ '.% 3'(((4$8'(9 I"$ !t '==$8'%9 Cusi !ernande" v. #pouses $ia" , 76( P/il$ %'&., %'.' 3'(((4$8''9 Telan v. Court of Appeals , su#r! note %', !t .&(-.&%B People of the Philippines v. !olgado , ). P/il$ .', .=- . 3%6.(4B %lores v.

Judge &ui" , % 6 P/il$ 7.%, 7.. 3%6 64B $elgado v. Court of Appeals, ''6 P/il$ 7=', 7== 3%6)=4$8'79 'amsan Trading, Inc. v. 'eogrado, Jr $, '') P/il$ .&', ..( 3%6)=4$8'&9 #apad v. Court of Appeals , &(% P/il$ & ), &)7 3'(((4$8'.9 7'( P/il$ &.= 3%66.4$8'=9 I"$ !t &=%-&='$8' 9 '() P/il$ =6%, =6= 3%6)74$
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