PEOPLE vs. CHAVEZ
G.R. No. 207950 / September 22, 2014 FACTS. •
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When Peñamante (witne! arri"e# home $rom wor%, aro&n# 2'45am, he aw a peron wearin a b)a*%, )on+)ee"e# hirt an# b)a*% pant an# ho)#in omethin whi)e )ea"in the ho&e/par)or o$ )mer -&&e a%a arbie ("i*tim!. here wa a )iht at the )e$t i#e o$ the ho&e/par)or o$ arbie, hi $a"orite hair*&tter, o Peñamante wa ab)e to ee the $a*e o$ ha"e (a**&e#!. he $o))owin #a3, arbie wa $o&n# #ea#, #&e to tab wo&n#, in the par)or an# the p)a*e wa in #iarra3. n a )ine+&p to i#enti$3 the peron he aw )ea"in arbie ho&e/par)or that ear)3 mornin o$ 6*tober 2, 2008, Peñamante imme#iate)3 pointe# to an# i#entie# ha"e an# therea$ter e:e*&te# hi written tatement. ha"e wa *hare# with robber3 with homi*i#e. ;' G&i)t3 a *hare#, bae# on *ir*&mtantia) e"i#en*e. <' <=rme#. ISSUE - Whether or not Chavez is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide. RULING
No. here wa no robber3. >What i imperati"e an# eentia) $or a *on"i*tion $or the *rime o$ robber3 with homi*i#e i $or the proe*&tion to etab)ih the o?en#er intent to ta%e perona) propert3 before the %i))in, rear#)e o$ the time when the homi*i#e i a*t&a))3 *arrie# o&t.@ n *ae when the proe*&tion $ai)e# to *on*)&i"e)3 pro"e that homi*i#e homi*i#e wa *ommitte *ommitte# # $or the p&rpoe p&rpoe o$ robbin robbin the "i*tim, "i*tim, no a**&e# a**&e# *an be *on"i*te# *on"i*te# o$ robber3 with homi*i#e. he *ir*&mtantia) *ir*&mtantia) e"i#en*e re)ie# on b3 the )ower *o&rt #o not ati$a*tori)3 ati$a*tori)3 etab)ih an oriina) *rimina) #ein b3 ha"e to *ommit robber3. Na sinabi niya sa akin na wala siyang intensyon na patayin [sic] si Barbie kundi ay pagnakawan lamang .@ Aowe"er, thi tatement i *oni#ere# a heara3, with no e"i#entiar3 "a)&e, in*e ha"e mother wa ne"er preente# a a witne #&rin tria) to teti$3 on her tatement.
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he alibi o$ ha"e ti)) p)a*e him at the *ene o$ the *rime that ear)3 mornin o$ 6*tober 2, 2008. hi *o&rt ha *oni#ere# moti"e a one o$ the $a*tor in #eterminin the preen*e o$ an intent to %i)), an# a *on$rontation with the "i*tim imme#iate)3 prior to the "i*tim #eath ha been *oni#ere# a *ir*&mtantia) *ir*&mtantia) e"i#en*e $or homi*i#e. he n&mber n&mber o$ tab tab wo&n# wo&n# inBi*te# inBi*te# on arbie arbie tren trenthen then an an intention intention to %i)) %i)) an# an# en&re en&re hi #eath. Peñamante Peñamante poiti"e poiti"e i#enti i#enti*ati *ation on o$ ha"e ha"e a the peron peron )ea"in )ea"in arbie arbie ho&e ho&e that that ear)3 mornin o$ 6*tober 2, 2008. he me#i*o+) me#i*o+)ea) ea) tetimon3 tetimon3 etab)i etab)ihin hin arbi arbie e time time o$ #eath #eath a 12 ho&r ho&r prior prior to a&top3 a&top3 at 1'00 p.m., th&, narrowin the time o$ #eath to appro:imate)3 1'00 a.m. o$ the ame #a3, 6*tober 2, 2008.
DECISION. E&#ment b3 )ower *o&rt i F6--. F6--. ha"e i GUILTY be3on# reaonab)e #o&bt o$ the eparate an# #itin*t *rime o$ !"ICI#$.
