Roque vs.people

ROGELIO ROQUE vs. PEOPLE FACTS: Petitioner Rogelio Roque was !arge" wit! t!e ri#e o$ $rustrate" !o#ii"e. %!en arraigne" on &ar! '() '**() +etitioner +lea"e" ,not guilt-.T!e +roseution averre" t!at "a- w!ile /rot!ers Re-nal"o &arque0 1Re-nal"o2 an" Ro"ol$o &arque0 1Ro"ol$o2 were in t!e !ouse o$ 3ella Salva"or4Santos 13ella2 in Pan"i) 3ulaan) Ro"ol$o s+otte" Rogelio "ela Cru0 an" s!oute" to !i# to 5oin t!e#. At t!at i nstant) +etitioner an" !is wi$e were +assing4/- on /oar" a tri-le. 3elieving t!at Ro"ol$o6s s!out was "irete" at !i#) +etitioner sto++e" t!e ve!ile an" urse" t!e $or#er. Re-nal"o a+ologi0e" $or t!e #isun"erstan"ing /ut +etitioner was un-iel"ing. 3e$ore leaving) !e warne" t!e &arque0 /rot!ers t!at so#et!ing /a" woul" !a++en to t!e# i$ t!e- ontinue to +ertur/ !i#. 3ot!ere") Ro"ol$o Ro"ol$o went to t!e !ouse o$ 3aranga- C!air#an Pa/lo Ta-ao to as7 $or assistane in settling t!e #isun"erstan"ing. T!en Re-nal"o 5ust +roee"e" to +etitioner6s !ouse to $ollow Ta-ao an" Ro"ol$o w!o !a" alrea"- gone a!ea". U+on arriving at +etitioner6s resi"ene) Re-nal"o again a+ologi0e" to +etitioner /ut t!e latter "i" not re+l-. Instea") +etitioner entere" t!e !ouse an" w!en !e a#e out) !e was alrea"- !ol"ing a gun w!i! !e su""enl8re" at Re-nal"o w!o was !it in !is rig!t ear. Petitioner t!en s!ot Re-nal"o w!o $ell to t!e groun" a$ter /eing !it in t!e na+e. Fortunatel-) Re-nal"o6s +arents +arents arrive" an" too7 !i# to a loal !os+ital $or e#ergen- #e"ial treat#ent. 9e was later trans$erre" to ose Re-es &e#orial 9os+ital in &anila. Presenting a totall- "i;erent version) t!e "e$ense lai#e" t!at "a-) t!e +etitioner went to t!e !ouse o$ 3ella on /oar" a tri-le to $et! !is !il". %!ile "riving) !e was urse" //rot!ers Re-nal"o an" Ro"ol$o w!o were visi/l- into
s!outing invetives against !i#. Petitioner requeste" Ta-ao tos to+ an" +ai$- t!e# /ut Re-nal"o re$use" to al# "own an" instea" 8re" !is gun.  9ene) as an at o$ sel$4"e$ense) +etitioner 8re" /a7 twie. On &ar! =') '**>) t!e Regional Trial Court 1RTC2 o$ &alolos) 3ulaan) 3ran! ?@) ren"ere" its eision' 8n"ing +etitioner guilt- as !arge" Petitioner 8le" a #otion $or reonsi"eration w!i! was "enie" in an Or"er@ "ate" August =B) '**>. Un"aunte") +etitioner a++eale" to t!e Court o$ A++eals 1CA2. In its eision "ate" Fe/ruarFe/ruar- '>) '**) t!e CA aDr#e" in $ull t!e RTC6s eision) 9ene) t!e Petitioner6s &otion $or Reonsi"eration Reonsi"eration t!ereto was li7ewise "enie" in a Resolution Resolution "ate" ul- (*) '*=*. 9ene) t!is Petition $or Review on Certiorari un"er Rule @ o$ t!e Rules o$ Courtw!ere +etitioner i#+utes u+on t!e CA t!e $ollowing errors all +ertain to ,a++reiation o$ evi"ene or $atual errors. ISSUE %!et!er or not t!e t!e SC an entertain entertain +etition $or ertiorari ertiorari w!erein t!e issues i#+ute" +ertains to ,a++reiation o$ evi"ene or $atual errors

9EL:  O. Pursuant to Setion () Rule ='') an" Setion ) Rule @) o$ t!e Rules o$ Court) t!e review on a++eal o$ a "eision in a ri#inal ase) w!erein t!e CA i#+oses a +enalt- ot!er t!an "eat!) relusion +er+etua) +er+etua) or li$e i#+rison#ent) is /- +etition $or review on ertiorari. A +etition $or review on ertiorari raises onl- questions o$ law. Se. =) Rule @) Rules o$ Court) e<+liitl- so +rovi"es