PABLO vs CASTILLO
ALEJANDRA PABLO pettoner(rep by PAO) vs. HON. SILVERIO Q. CASTILLO, Pres!n" J#!"e, Br$n%& ', RTC D$"#p$n Cy $n! PEOPLE o* &e PHILIPPINES, respon!ens.
T&e Co#r &$s prono#n%e! &$ &$ &e po+%y o* +ber +ber$+ $+y y o* prob$ prob$ton ton s$ s$# #es es %$nno %$nno pre$+ $"$ns &e %$e"or%$+ prosons o* &e +$-. I s $ b$s% r#+e o* s$#ory %onsr#%ton &$ * $ s$#e s %+e$r, p+$n $n! *ree *ro $b $b"# "# yy, #s #s be "e "en n s s + +er$+ er$+ e$nn" $n! $pp+e! -&o# $ny nerpre$ton. T&e po+%y o* +ber$+y o* prob$ton s$#es %$nn %$nno o pre pre$ $++ $"$ $"$ns ns &e &e %$e %$e"o "or r%$ %$++ prosons o* &e +$-. No&n" n Se%ton /, p$r$"r$p& (%) 0#$+1es preo o#s %on %on%to %ton n $s re*err errn" n" o $ %on %on%t %ton on *or *or $ %r %ree -&%& -&%& s entr entre+y e+y !2eren *ro &$ *or -&%& &e o2en!er s $pp+y $pp+yn" n" *or *or prob$ prob$ton ton or $ %re %re -&%& -&%& $rose o# o* $ sn"+e $% or r$ns$%ton. r$ns$%ton.
Se%ton / p$r$"r$p& (%) s n %+e$r $n! p+$n +$n"#$"e, o &e e2e% &$ $ person -&o -$s preo#s+y %on%e! by 1n$+ 3#!"en o* $n o2ense p#ns&$b+e by prsonen o* no +ess &$n one on& $n! one !$y $n!4or $ 1ne o* no +ess &$n -o &#n!re! peso pesos, s, s !s0 !s0#$ #$++1e 1e! ! *ro *ro $pp+ $pp+y yn" n" *or *or prob$ton. T&s proson o* +$- s !e1nte $n! #n0#$+1e!.
T&ere s no&n" n Se%ton /, p$r$"r$p& (%) -&%& 0#$+1es 0#$+1es 5preo#s 5preo#s %on%ton6 %on%ton6 $s re*errn" o $ %on%ton *or $ %re -&%& s entre+y !2eren *ro &$ *or -&%& &e o2en!er s $pp+yn" *or prob$ton or $ %re -&%& $rose o# o* $ sn"+e $% or r$n r$ns$% s$%ton ton $s petton pettoner er -o#+! -o#+! &$e &$e &e &e %o#r o
In R#r$ s. Lopen$ &e Co#r !e%+$re! &$ 7preo#s8 re*ers o %on%ton, $n! no o %osson o* $ %re.
A &e te R#r$ -$s %on%e! o* &e %re *or -&%& &e -$s $pp+yn" *or prob$ton, &e &$! no pror %on%ton.
In &e presen %$se o* pettoner, -&en s&e $pp+e! *or prob$ton n Crn$+ C$ses Nos. /'9: /'9::; :;/< /<9D 9D $n! $n! /'9: /'9::; :;/= /=9D 9D,, she had a previous convicton in Crn$+ C$se No. /'9 ::;/ ::;//9 /9D D, -&%& -&%& &er &ereb ebyy disqualif disqualifed ed her rom he benefs o probaton
Prob$ Prob$ton ton +$+$- s no no $ pen$+ pen$+ s$ s$# #e, e, $n! &ere*ore, &e prn%p+e o* +ber$+ nerpre$ton nerpre$ton s n$pp+%$b+e.
>&en >&en &e e$nn e$nn"" s %+e$r+y %+e$r+y !s%er !s%ernb nb+e +e *ro &e +$n"#$"e o* &e s$#e, &ere s no roo *or %onsr#%ton or nerpre$ton.
SPEC SPECIA IALL CIVI CIVILL AC ACTI TION ON n &e &e S#pr S#pre eee Co#r Co#r. . Certor$r. NAT?RE@ Or"n$+ petton *or %ertor$r #n!er R#+e o* &e RC p#tn" AD $o#ntn" o +$% or e%e e%ess ss o* 3#r 3#rs! s!% %to ton n o* &e &e RTC RTC Br$n Br$n%& %& ', ', D$"#p$n Cy, *or !enyn" pettonerFs $pp+%$ton *or prob$ton $n! &e oton *or re%ons!er$ton o* -o Or!ers !$e! G$r%& , ;// $n! Apr+ /, ;//
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Pettoner A+e3$n!r$ P$b+o -$s %&$r"e! -& $ o+$ton o* BP , (Bo#n%n" C&e%s L$-P, n sep$r$e In*or$tons, *or ss#n" &ree b$! %&e%s n &e o$+ $o#n o* P,'.:: e$%& o %op+$n$n Ne+son G$n!$p, n p$rt$+ p$yen o* $ +o$n s&e ob$ne! *ro &, no-n" &$ $ &e te o* &e ss#$n%e o* s#%& %&e%s, s&e !! no &$e s#%en *#n!s. S#b3e% %&e%s -ere !s&onore! by &e !r$-ee b$n #pon presenen *or p$yen, $ppe$rn" &$ &e %#rren $%%o#n o* pettoner &$! been %+ose!, $n! s&e *$+e! o p$y &e $o#n or $e $rr$n"eens *or &e p$yen &ereo*, !espe not%e o* !s&onor.
On G$r%& , ;//, &e prob$ton o%e $rre! $ $ *$or$b+e e$+#$ton on &e s#$b+y o* pettoner *or prob$ton. Ho-eer, &e re%oen!$ton o* &e +o%$+ prob$ton o%e -$s overruled by &e N$ton$+ Prob$ton O%e M !enyn" &er $pp+%$ton *or prob$ton on &e "ro#n! &$ &e pettoner s !s0#$+1e! #n!er Se%ton / o* P.D. /= (Prob$ton L$-). Respon!en 3#!"e C$st++o !ene! pettoners $pp+%$ton *or prob$ton. Pettoner &en oe! *or re%ons!er$ton b# s$e -$s !ene!.
ISS#$" >ON &e RTC $%e! -& "r$e $b#se o*
!s%reton n !enyn" P$b+os $pp+%$ton *or prob$ton on &e "ro#n! o* !s0#$+1%$ton *ro prob$ton #n!er Se%ton / o* P.D. /=. %$L&" NO. RTC IS CORRRECT
One o* &e !s0#$+1%$ton en#er$e! #n!er Se%ton / o* &e Prob$ton L$-, P.D. /= s &$ (%)@ T&e %$ses -ere no %onso+!$e! 9 &e 1rs -ere r$e! $n! $ss"ne! o Br$n%& ' -&+e &e &r! %$se o Br$n%& '; or &e RTC n D$"#p$n Cy.
On J#ne ;, ;//, Br$n%& '; o* &e s$! +o-er %o#r ren!ere! 3#!"en on &e +$s r! %$se (Crn$+ C$se No. /'9:;//9D), %on%tn" pettoner o* &e %re %&$r"e! $n! posn" #pon &er $ 1ne o* P','=.::. On Noeber =, ;//, Br$n%& ' pro#+"$e! s !e%son on &e ; s K n! %$se (%% /'9::;/<9D K /'9::;/=9 D), 1n!n" pettoner "#+y o* o+$tn" B.P. B+". , $n! senen%n" &er o p$y &e $o#n o* P',=.:: $n! o sere $ prson er o* &ry (:) !$ys n e$%& %$se. Pettoner $pp+e! *or prob$ton on &e ; s K n! %$se -&%& -$s "en !#e %o#rse $n! &e prob$ton o%e -$s re0#re! o s#b $ pos9senen%e nest"$ton repor.
&ose -&o &$e preo#s+y been %on%e! by 1n$+ 3#!"en o* $n o2ense p#ns&e! by prsonen o* no +ess &$n one on& $n! one !$y $n!4or 1ne o* no +ess &$n -o &#n!re! pesos
COGPLETE LIST@ $)&ose senen%e! o sere $ $# er o* prsonen o* ore &$n s ye$rs b)&ose %on%e! o* s#berson or $ny %re $"$ns &e n$ton$+ se%#ry or &e p#b+% or!er %) &ose -&o &$e preo#s+y been %on%e! by 1n$+ 3#!"en o* $n o2ense p#ns&e! by prsonen o* no +ess &$n one on& $n! one !$y $n!4or 1ne o* no +ess &$n -o &#n!re! pesos !) &ose -&o &$e been on%e on prob$ton #n!er &e prosons o* &s De%ree $n! e)&ose -&o $re $+re$!y sern" senen%e $ &e te &e s#bs$nte prosons o* &s De%ree be%$e $pp+%$b+e p#rs#$n o Se%ton &ereo*.
T&e N$ton$+ Prob$ton O%e !ene! pettoners $pp+%$ton *or prob$ton #n!er Se%ton / p$r$"r$p& (%) P.D. /= be%$#se $ pror %on%ton -$s enere! $"$ns &e pettoner on J#ne ;, ;// n Crn$+ C$se
No. /'9:;//, pen$+n" &er -& $ 1ne o* P','=.:: &ereby p+$%n" &er -&n &e $b o* !s0#$+1%$ton *ro prob$ton #n!er Se%ton / p$r$"r$p& (%) o* P.D. /=.
I s -e++9se+e! &$ &e prob$ton +$- s no $ pen$+s$#e $n! &ere*ore, &e prn%p+e o* +ber$+ nerpre$ton s n$pp+%$b+e. An! -&en &e e$nn" s %+e$r+y !s%ernb+e *ro &e +$n"#$"e o* &e s$#e, &ere s no roo *or %onsr#%ton or nerpre$ton.
Prob$ton L$- s no $ pen$+ s$#e. Co#rs &$e no $#&ory o noe +ber$+ nerpre$ton or &e spr o* &e +$- -&ere &e -or!s o* &e s$#e &ese+es +e$e no roo *or !o#b or nerpre$ton. (Llamado vs. Court of Appeals, 174 SCRA 566 [1989]
