People v Puno GR No. 97471 | Feb 17, 1993 Regalado Ponente: Plaintiff-appellee: People of the Philippines Accused-appellants: ISABELO PNO ! GE"ARRA# alias $Belo!#$ and ENRI%E A&RAO ! PNO# PNO# alias $En'!$ Nature of Case: Appeal fo' the ('i)e of *idnapping *idnapping fo' 'anso) and high+a! 'o,,e'! BRIEF
&'s. &a'ia So(o''o &-t-(Sa')iento +as fet(hed ,! Isa,elo P-no# he' h-s,and/s d'i0e'# f'o) he' ,a*eshop ,e(a-se he' o+n d'i0e' had an e)e'gen(!. hen the! t-'ned 'ight in a (o'ne' of A'aneta A0e.# En'i2-e A)-'ao ,oa'ded in the (a'. P-no anno-n(ed that he +ants to get )one! f'o) &'s. Sa')iento and A)-'ao th'eatened he' at g-n point. She ga0e the) he' ,ag +ith 7*# ,-t the t+o +anted 133* )o'e. he (a' sped off no'th to+a'ds the No'th s-pe'high+a!. P-no as*ed he' to iss-e a (he(* and &'s. Sa')iento (o)plied. As the! +e'e app'oa(hing to+a'ds Pa)panga# &'s. Sa')iento 5-)ped o-t of the (a'# in5-'ed he'self# ('ossed on the othe' side# and flagged do+n a fish 0endo'/s 0an. pon 'ea(hing Balinta+a*# she 'epo'ted 'epo'ted the )atte' to 6AP6O&.
DISPOSITIE -dge)ent of R6 is set aside. he 6o-'t '-led that the a((-sedappellants a'e g-ilt! of si)ple 'o,,e'!. FACTS
&'s. &a'ia So(o''o &-t-(Sa')iento o+ns a ,a*eshop in A'aneta A0e.# %.6. 8e' h-s,and +as a+a! in a0ao d-'ing this p'ose(-tion. Ea(h of the) has a pe'sonal d'i0e': 1; a((-sed Isa,elo P-no fo' he' h-s,and# <; ='ed fo' &'s. Sa')iento an 1># 19??# @p) P-no a''i0ed at the ,a*eshop. 8e told &'s. So(o''o that ='ed had an e)e'gen(!# so P-no +ill te)po'a'! ta*e his pla(e - &'s. Sa')iento got into the Ben of he' h-s,and +ith P-no as the d'i0e'. P-no stopped the (a' +hen the! t-'ned 'ight in a (o'ne' of A'aneta A0e. A !o-ng )an# a((-sed En'i2-e En'i2-e A)-'ao# ,oa'ded in the (a' ,eside ,eside P-no. P-no. P-no int'od-(ed A)-'ao as his nephe+. - En'i2-e po*e a g-n to &'s. Sa')iento and P-no anno-n(ed that he +ants to get )one! f'o) he'. She ga0e the) he' ,ag +ith 7*# ,-t the t+o +anted 133* )o'e. - he (a' sped off no'th to+a'ds the No'th s-pe'high+a!. P-no as*ed he' to iss-e a (he(*. She d'afted > (he(*s in deno)inations of t+o fo' P>3 tho-sand and one fo' P43 tho-sand. En'i2-e o'de'ed he' to s+allo+ a pill ,-t she 'ef-sed.
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As the! +e'e app'oa(hing t o+a'ds Pa)panga# &'s. Sa')iento 5-)ped o-t of the (a'# in5-'ed in5-'ed he'self# ('ossed on the othe' side# and flagged do+n a fish 0endo'/s 0an. ponn 'ea(hing Balinta+a*# she 'epo'ted the )atte' to 6AP6O&. he t+o a((-sed +e'e a''ested the net da!. En'i2-e +as a''ested t'!ing to en(ash &'s. Sa')iento/s P43# 333.33 (he(* at P6I Ban*# &a*ati.
Alibis/Dispute/Additional facts P-no: o he f'eel! allo+ed &'s. Sa')iento to step o-t of the (a' and to get a 'ide 'ide o the! ,'o-gh ,'o-ghtt the Ben Ben to Pa)pan Pa)panga ga and pa'*ed it nea' nea' a ,'g! ,'g! o' poli(e poli(e o-tpost o then the! ate at a 'esta-'ant and di0ided thei' loot o he needed needed the )one! fo' the )edi(ation of his -l(e' ISS!E"S of t#e CASE hethe' hethe' o' not not the appellants appellants (o))itted (o))itted the felon! felon! of *idnap *idnapping ping fo' 'anso)# 'anso)# as (ha'ged in the info')ationC o' a 0iolation of P No. @>< DAntiPi'a(! and Anti8igh+a! Ro,,e'! La+ of 1974;# as (ontended ,! the Sol. Gen. and R6C o' the offense of si)ple 'o,,e'!# as (lai)ed ,! the defense. ACTIONS of t#e CO!RT QC Regional Trial Court he (o-'t (o-'t ag'ees ag'ees that the the ('i)e ('i)e is 'o,,e'!. 'o,,e'!. B-t B-t the 0i(ti) 0i(ti) +as (a''ie (a''ied d a+a! and eto'ted fo' )o'e )one!. he ('i)es (o))itted is that p-nisha,le p-nisha,le -nde' P.. P.. @>< -nde' +hi(h +hi(h +he'e 'o,,e'! on the high+a! is a((o)panied ,! eto'tion the penalt! is 'e(l-sion pe'pet-a. Sol. Gen. (on(-'s
Supreme Court On Kidnapp ng n i g for Ransom he )oti0e of the a((-sed has ,een held to ,e 'ele0ant o' essential to dete')ine the spe(ifi( nat-'e of the ('i)e the'e is no sho+ing +hatsoe0e' that appellants had an! )oti0e# othe' o than the eto'tion of )one! f'o) he' -nde' the (o)p-lsion of th'eats o' inti)idation P-no (andidl! laid the ,la)e fo' his p'edi(a)ent on his need fo' f-ndsC o ,-t this a(t-al intent needs an ind-,ita,le p'oof P'oof: P-no f'eel! allo+ed &'s. Sa')iento to get o-t of the (a' afte' the! 'e(ei0ed thei' (he(*s. ho-gh she signed the (he(*s at Sto. o)ingo eit# the! did not allo+ he' to sta! the'e ,e(a-se the! p'o)ise to ta*e he' ho)e at "alle "e'de# Pasig. 8o+e0e'# the! 'ealised that the! )ight ,e app'ehended ,! the poli(e +hen the! 'ea(h Balinta+a*. So the! 5-st let he' go along Sta. Rita Eit. in(idental dep'i0ation of 0i(ti)/s li,e't! does not (onstit-te *idnapping o' o illegal detention o also# it (an ha'dl! ,e ass-)ed that +hen (o)plainant 'eadil! ga0e the (ash and (he(*s de)anded f'o) he' at g-n point# +hat she ga0e -nde'
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the (i'(-)stan(es of this (ase (an ,e e2-ated +ith o' +as in the (on(ept of 'anso) in the la+ of *idnapping Ranso) a pa!)ent that 'eleases f'o) (apti0it!
On Hig!a" Robber" #$% &o' (3)* Re5e(ts the theo'! of R6 that the ('i)e (onstit-tes the high+a! 'o,,e'! DP No. @><; o high+a! 'o,,e'!,'igandage a'e onl! a(ts of 'o,,e'! ,! o-tla+s indis('i)inatel! against an! pe'son o' pe'sons on Philippine high+a!s these a'e not a(ts of 'o,,e'! (o))itted against onl! a p'edete')ined o o' pa'ti(-la' 0i(ti) also# this (ase is not a high+a! 'o,,e'! 5-st ,e(a-se it +as (o))itted o on a high+a! On Simpl e Robber" 8olds that the offense (o))itted ,! appellants is si)ple 'o,,e'! defined in A't <9> and p-nished -nde' Pa' @ of A't <94 of the RP6 +ith prision +orre++ional in its )ai)-) pe'iod to prision ma"or in its )edi-) pe'iod Appellants ha0e indisp-ta,l! a(ted in (onspi'a(! o S!PRE$E CO!RT R!%IN& he assailed 5-dg)ent of the t'ial (o-'t is he'e,! SET ASIDE and anothe' one is 'ende'ed CONICTIN& a((-sedappellants of 'o,,e'! as P-nished in Pa'ag'aph @ of A'ti(le <94# in 'elation to A'ti(le <9@# of the Re0ised Penal 6ode and I$POSIN& on eac# of t#e' an indete')inate senten(e of fo-' D4; !ea's and t+o D<; )onths of prision +orre++ional # as )ini)-)# to ten D13; !ea's of prision ma"or # as )ai)-)# and 5ointl! and se0e'all! pa! the offended pa't! the a)o-nts of P7#333.33 as a(t-al da)ages and P<3#333.33 as )o'al da)ages# +ith (osts.
CONC!R: Na'0asa# 6..# =eli(iano# No(on and 6a)pos# '.
