CRIM LAW DIGESTS1. People vs. Genosa 419 SCRA 5372. Balne!o vs. People 4"1 SCRA 7#3. In$eses$a$e Es$a$e o% Gon&ales v'a. De Ca(n)!on) v. People G.R. no 1*14"94. People vs. E'a($e 1*7 SCRA 2915. People vs. D+,an 3*3 SCRA 15#. People vs. To(+n) e$ al.- 191 SCRA 3*7. T. vs. People 439 SCRA 22"*. People vs. R+!o/e(0oso 5# SCRA 4319. A01+l 2(. vs.San'+)an1a.an #53 s!(a 57# 1". Ma0an)n vs. People G.R. no 14915211. Ba3+nela vs. People 4*5 SCRA 331PEOPLE VS. GENOSAG.R. No. 135981- January 15, 2004Story: 4T/e Ba$$e(e' Wo0an S.n'(o0e5A!"S:6n 7ove01e( 15- 1995 Ma(+v+! Genosaa$$a!8e' an' 9on'e' /+s /s1an'- 9/+!/ l$+0a$el. le' $o /+s 'ea$/. T/e appellan$ alle)e' $/a$ s/e '+' no$ p(ovo8e /e( /s1an' 9/en s/e )o$ /o0e $/a$ n+)/$: +$ 9as /e( /s1an' 9/o 1e)an $/e p(ovo!a$+on. Ma(+v+! sa+' s/e 9as %(+)/$ene' $/a$ /e( /s1an' 9ol' /($ /e( an' s/e 9an$e' $o 0a8e s(e s/e 9ol' 'el+ve( /e( 1a1. sa%el..In %a!$- $/e Appellan$ /a' $o 1e a'0+$$e' la$e( a$ $/e R+&al Me'+!al Cen$(e as s/e 9as s%%e(+n) %(o0 e!la0ps+a an' /.pe($ens+on- an' $/e 1a1. 9as 1o(n p(e0a$(el. on De!e01e( 1- 1995.T/e Appellan$ $es$+%+e' $/a$ '(+n) /e( 0a((+a)e s/e /a' $(+e' $o leave /e( /s1an' a$ leas$ %+ve ;5< $+0es- 1$ $/a$ Ben 9ol' al9a.s %ollo9 /e( an' $/e. 9ol' (e!on!+le. T/e Appellan$ sa+' $/a$ $/e (eason 9/. Ben 9as v+olen$ an' a1s+ve $o9a('s /e( $/a$ n+)/$ 9as 1e!ase 4/e 9as !(a&. a1o$ /+s (e!en$ )+(l%(+en'- Ll R1+llos5.A%$e( 1e+n) +n$e(v+e9e' 1. spe!+al+s$s- Ma(+v+! /as 1een s/o9n $o 1e s%%e(+n) %(o0 Battered Woman Syndrome. T/e appellan$ 9+$/ a plea o% sel% 'e%ense a'0+$$e' $/e 8+ll+n) o% /e( /s1an'- s/e 9as $/en %on' )+l$. o% Pa((+!+'e- 9+$/ $/e a))(ava$+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% $(ea!/e(.- %o( $/e /s1an' 9as a$$a!8e' 9/+le asleep.#SS$E%S: 1. Can Ma(+v+! Genosa 1e )(an$e' $/e ,s$+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% sel%='e%ense an':2. Can s/e 1e /el' l+a1le %o( $/e a))(ava$+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% $(ea!/e(.>R$L#NG:1. NO. T/e a!!se' !anno$ +nvo8e $/e ,s$+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% sel%='e%ense even +n $/e e3+s$en!e o% Ba$$e(e' 9o0an s.n'(o0e- 9/+!/ $/e appellan$ /as 1een s/o9n $o 1e s%%e(+n) +n $/e (ela$+ons/+p. I$ 'oes no$ +n +$sel% es$a1l+s/ $/e le)al (+)/$ o% $/e 9o0an $o 8+ll /e( a1s+ve pa($ne(. Ev+'en!e 0s$ s$+ll 1e !ons+'e(e' +n $/e !on$e3$ o% sel%='e%ense.In $/e p(esen$ !ase- /o9eve(- a!!o('+n) $o $/e $es$+0on. o% $/e appellan$ $/e(e 9as a s%%+!+en$ $+0e +n$e(val 1e$9een $/e nla9%l a))(ess+on o% $/e /s1an' an' /e( %a$al a$$a!8 pon /+0. S/e /a' al(ea'. 1een a1le $o 9+$/'(a9 %(o0 /+s v+olen$ 1e/av+o( an' es!ape $o $/e+( !/+l'(en?s 1e'(oo0. D(+n) $/a$ $+0e- /e appa(en$l. !ease' /+s a$$a!8 an' 9en$ $o 1e'. T/e (eal+$. o( even $/e +00+nen!e o% $/e 'an)e( /e pose' /a' en'e' al$o)e$/e(. @e 9as no lon)e( +n a pos+$+on $/a$p(esen$e' an a!$al $/(ea$ on /e( l+%e o( sa%e$.. &'(t)out *ont(nuou+ a,,r-++(on t)-r- *an .- no +-/0-1-0-n+-. An1 a.+-n*- o0 a,,r-++(on 1o-+ not 2arrant *o34/-t- or (n*o34/-t- +-/0-1-0-n+-. &2. NO. T/e(e +s $(ea!/e(. 9/en one !o00+$s an. o% $/e !(+0es a)a+ns$ pe(sons 1. e0plo.+n) 0eans- 0e$/o's o( %o(0s +n $/e e3e!$+on $/e(eo% 9+$/o$ (+s8 $o onesel% a(+s+n) %(o0 $/e 'e%ense $/a$ $/e o%%en'e' pa($. 0+)/$ 0a8e.T/e !+(!0s$an!es 0s$ 1e s/o9n as +n'1+$a1l. as $/e 8+ll+n) +$sel%: $/e. !anno$ 1e 'e'!e' %(o0 0e(e +n%e(en!es- o( !on,e!$(es- 9/+!/ /ave no pla!e +n $/e app(e!+a$+on o% ev+'en!e. Bes+'es- eAall. a3+o0a$+! +s $/e (le $/a$ 9/en a 8+ll+n) +s p(e!e'e' 1. an a()0en$ o( a Aa((el- $(ea!/e(. !anno$ 1e app(e!+a$e' as a Aal+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e- 1e!ase $/e 'e!ease' 0a. 1e sa+' $o /ave 1een %o(e9a(ne' an' $o /ave an$+!+pa$e' a))(ess+on %(o0 $/e assa+lan$. In $/e p(esen$ !ase- /o9eve( +$ 9as no$ !on!ls+vel. s/o9n- $/a$ $/e appellan$ +n$en$+onall. !/ose a spe!+%+! 0eans o% s!!ess%ll. a$$a!8+n) /e( /s1an' 9+$/o$ an. (+s8 $o /e(sel% %(o0 an. (e$al+a$o(. a!$ $/a$ /e 0+)/$ 0a8e. To $/e !on$(a(.- +$ appea(s $/a$ $/e $/o)/$ o% s+n) $/e )n o!!((e' $o /e( onl. a$ a1o$ $/e sa0e 0o0en$ 9/en s/e 'e!+'e' $o 8+ll /e( spose. #n t)- a.+-n*- o0 any *on5(n*(n, 4roo0 t)at +)- *on+*(ou+/y an1 1-/(.-rat-/y -34/oy-1 t)- 3-t)o1 .y 2)(*) +)- *o33(tt-1 t)- *r(3- (n or1-r to -n+ur- (t+ -6-*ut(on, t)- 1ou.t +)ou/1 .- r-+o/5-1 (n )-r 0a5or.7AL$N$E!O VS. PEOPLE401 S!RA 89 - A4r(/ 9, 2003A!"S:6n appeal 1. !e($+o(a(+ +s $/e De!+s+on o% $/e Co($ o% Appeals a%%+(0+n) 9+$/ 0o'+%+!a$+ons o% $/e 'e!+s+on o% $/e Re)+onal T(+al Co($ o% Pas+) C+$.- B(an!/ #*- !onv+!$+n) a!!se' RICARD6 BALB7BEC6 o% /o0+!+'e %o( $/e 'ea$/ o% Senan'o I)+!o an' %(s$(a$e' /o0+!+'e %o( +n,(+es +n%l+!$e' pon /+s 9+%e A0el+a I)+!o.6% $/e %+ve ;5< o(+)+nal a!!se'- C3D onl. pe$+$+one( R+!a('o- a!!se' Re.nal'o- 2an+$o- all s(na0e' Balne!o- an' A(0an'o Elo(es 9e(e +n'+!$e' +n $9o ;2< In%o(0a$+ons- $/e %+(s$ %o( /o0+!+'eC4D an' $/e se!on' %o( %(s$(a$e' /o0+!+'e.C5D A)a+n- o% $/e %o( ;4< +n'+!$ees- onl. R+!a('o an' Re.nal'o 9e(e 1(o)/$ $o $/e ,(+s'+!$+on o% $/e !o($ a Ao-9/+le 2an+$o an' A(0an'o /ave (e0a+ne' a$ la()e. A!!se' Re.nal'o '+e' on 17 7ove01e( 19*#. A!!o('+n)l.- as a)a+ns$ /+0- $/e !(+0+nal !ases 9e(e '+s0+sse'. T/s- onl. $/e !(+0+nal !ases a)a+ns$ pe$+$+one( R+!a('o Balne!o a(e s1,e!$ o% $/+s appeal.As p(+n!+pal 9+$ness %o( $/e p(ose!$+on- A0el+a I)+!o na((a$e' $/a$ on 2 Ma. 19*2 a$ a(on' #F"" oG!lo!8 +n $/e even+n) s/e 9as !o''l+n) /e( .on)es$ !/+l' +n %(on$ o% /e( /ose a$ Ba)on) Tan.a)- Ta)+)- 9/en s/e sa9 a!!se' Re.nal'o- /+s %a$/e( 2an+$o an' 1(o$/e(s R+!a('o an' Ra0on- all s(na0e' Balne!o- an' one A(0an'o Elo(es !/as+n) /e( 1(o$/e(=+n=la9 Se(van'o I)+!o. W+$/ $/e %+ve ;5< +n'+v+'als +n /o$ p(s+$- Se(van'o s!a0pe(e' +n$o $/e sa%e$. o% A0el+aGs /ose.Mean9/+le- a!!o('+n) $o p(+va$e !o0pla+nan$ A0el+a- /e( /s1an' Senan'o- 9/o 9as $/en !oo8+n) sppe(- 9en$ o$ o% $/e /ose %ll. na9a(e o% $/e !o00o$+on )o+n) on o$s+'e. Bpon see+n) Senan'o- Re.nal'o $(ne' /+s a$$en$+on on /+0 an' )ave !/ase. Senan'o +ns$+n!$+vel. %le' $o9a('s $/e %+el's 1$ /e 9as 0e$ 1. A(0an'o 9/o /+$ /+0 9+$/ a s$one- !as+n) Senan'o $o %eel '+&&..Re.nal'o- R+!a('o- an' A(0an'o !o(ne(e'$/e+( Aa((. nea( a !anal an' )an)e' p on /+0.A(0an'o pla!e' a !an on $op o% Senan'oGs /ea' an' R+!a('o (epea$e'l. s$(!8 Senan'o 9+$/ an a3 on $/e /ea'- s/ol'e(- an' /an'.A$ one po+n$- R+!a('o los$ /+s /ol' on $/e a3- 1$ so0e1o'. $osse' /+0 a 1olo an' $/en /e !on$+ne' /a!8+n) $/e v+!$+0 9/o %ell on /+s 8nees.To s/+el' /+0 %(o0 %($/e( v+olen!e- A0el+a p$ /e( a(0s a(on' /e( /s1an' 1$ +$ 9as no$ eno)/ $o 'e$(a!$ R+!a('o %(o0 /+s 0('e(os %(en&..A0el+a 9as also /+$ on $/e le).T/e Co($ o% Appeals ss$a+ne' $/e !onv+!$+on o% a!!se' R+!a('o- )+v+n) %ll %a+$/ $o $/e'+(e!$ an' pos+$+ve $es$+0on. o% A0el+a I)+!o 9/o po+n$e' $o /+0 as $/e one 9/o +n+$+all.a3e' /e( /s1an' Senan'o on $/e /ea'- s/ol'e( an' /an'. W/+le $/e appella$e !o($ p/el' $/e !onv+!$+on o% R+!a('o o% /o0+!+'e %o( $/e 'ea$/ o% Senan'o I)+!o- +$ /o9eve((le' $/a$ /+s !onv+!$+on %o( $/e 9on'+n) o% A0el+a I)+!o- al$/o)/ l+8e9+se p/el'- s/ol' 1e %o( a$$e0p$e' /o0+!+'e onl..6n $/e 9on'+n) o% A0el+a- $/e appella$e !o($ /a' $/+s $o sa.F4Eo( 9/+le +n$en$ $o 8+ll 9as p(oven- A0el+aGs /a!8 9on' +n /e( le%$ le) 9as no$ p(oven $o 1e %a$al o( $/a$ +$ !ol' /ave p(o'!e' /e( 'ea$/ /a' $/e(e 1een no $+0el. 0e'+!al a$$en$+on p(ov+'e' /e(- /en!e- $/e s$a)e o% e3e!$+on o% $/e %elon. !o00+$$e' 9ol' onl.1e a$$e0p$e'.5#SS$E%S:1. Can $/e pe$+$+one( 1e )(an$e' $/e ,s$+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% 'e%ense o% (ela$+ves>2. 6n $/e +n,(+es ss$a+ne' 1. A0el+a- +s an a$$e0p$e' %elon. 'l. es$a1l+s/e'>R$L#NG:1. NO.In $/e !ase a$ 1a(- pe$+$+one( R+!a('o $$e(l. %a+le' $o a''!e s%%+!+en$ p(oo% o% $/e e3+s$en!e o% a pos+$+vel. s$(on) a!$ o% (eal a))(ess+on on $/e pa($ o% $/e 'e!ease' Senan'o. W+$/ $/e e3!ep$+on o% /+s sel%=se(v+n) alle)a$+ons- $/e(e +s no$/+n) on (e!o(' $/a$ 9ol' ,s$+%. /+s 8+ll+n) o% Senan'o.First- R+!a('oGs $/eo(. $/a$ 9/en /e (ea!/e' $/e !(+0e s!ene /e %on' Senan'o (epea$e'l. /a!8+n) /+s 1(o$/e( Re.nal'o 9/o $/e(ea%$e( (e$al+a$e' 1. s0as/+n) an a3e on $/e v+!$+0Gs /ea' +s +0plas+1le +n l+)/$ o% $/e se(+osness o% $/e 9on's ss$a+ne' 1. $/e 'e!ease' as !o0pa(e' $o $/e 0+no( +n,(+es +n%l+!$e' pon pe$+$+one( an' /+s $9o ;2< 1(o$/e(s. ")- 0a*t t)at t)r-- :3; o0 t)- a++a(/ant+ +u00-r-1 non-0ata/ (n2. Is a Aal+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% $(ea!/e(. p(esen$ +n $/e !ase a$ 1a(>R$L#NG:1. NO.A pa($. 9/o +nvo8es $/e ,s$+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% 4'e%ense o% a s$(an)e(5/as$/e1('eno% p(ov+n)1.!lea( an'!onv+n!+n)ev+'en!e$/ee3!lpa$o(.!ase$/a$ !ansave/+0%(o0!onv+!$+on. Ino('e($os!!ess%ll.p$ p$/+s'e%ense an a!!se' 0s$ s/o9 ;1< $/e e3+s$en!e o% nla9%l a))(ess+on on $/epa($ o% $/e v+!$+0: ;2< $/e (easona1le ne!ess+$. o% $/e 0eans e0plo.e' $o p(even$o( (epel +$: an' ;3< $/a$ $/e a!!se' /as no$ 1een +n'!e' 1. (even)e-(esen$0en$- o( o$/e( ev+l 0o$+ve. T/e nla9%l a))(ess+on 0s$ 1e a !on$+n+n)!+(!0s$an!e o( 0s$ /ave 1een e3+s$+n) a$ $/e $+0e $/e 'e%ense +s 0a'e.6n!enla9%l a))(ess+on +s %on' $o /ave !ease'- $/e one 0a8+n) $/e 'e%ense o% as$(an)e( 9ol'l+8e9+se!ease$o/avean.,s$+%+!a$+on%o(8+ll+n)-o( even,s$9on'+n)- $/e %o(0e( a))(esso(.E(o0 $/e 'e%ense a!!on$- +$ 9ol' appea( $/a$ @+la(+o 9as al(ea'. '+sa(0e' an'$/e nla9%l a))(ess+on 1. @+la(+o ;+% +n'ee' /e 9as $/e a))(esso(< $o /ave 1.$/en 1een a1a$e'- 9/en a!!se'=appellan$ s$+ll 'el+ve(e' $/e %a$al $/(s$s on $/ev+!$+0.T/en01e( o% 9on'sss$a+ne'1.$/ev+!$+09ol'+$sel% l+8e9+sene)a$ea!!se'=appellan$Gs !la+0 o% 'e%ense o% a s$(an)e(. T/e a$ops. !on'!$e' on$/e !o(pse 9ol' s/o9 $/a$ $/e 'e!ease' ss$a+ne' %o($een +n,(+es !ons+s$+n)o% n+ne s$a1 9on's- $/(ee pn!$(e' 9on's- an +n!+se' 9on' an' ana1(as+on. Ce($a+nl.- $/e na$(e an' n01e( o% 9on's +n%l+!$e' 1. an a!!se' on$/ev+!$+0s/ol'1es+)n+%+!an$ +n'+!+a+n'e$e(0+n+n)$/eplas+1+l+$.o% $/e'e%ense plea.2. NO.T/e Co($- /o9eve(- %+n's $/e ev+'en!e o% $/e p(ose!$+on $o 1e 9an$+n) +n(espe!$ $o $/e Aal+%.+n) !+(!0s$an!e o% $(ea!/e(..T/e essen!e o% $(ea!/e(. +s$/e s''en an' ne3pe!$e' a$$a!8 1. an a))(esso( on an nsspe!$+n) v+!$+0-'ep(+v+n) $/e la$$e( o% an. (eal !/an!e $o 'e%ense /+0sel% an' $/e(e1. ens(+n)+$s !o00+ss+on 9+$/ no (+s8 $o $/e a))(esso(. T/e !on'+$+ons $/a$ 0s$ !on!( +no('e( $/a$ $(ea!/e(. 0a. 1e app(e!+a$e' a(eF ;a< $/e e0plo.0en$ o% 0eans o%e3e!$+on $/a$ )+ves $/e pe(son a$$a!8e' no oppo($n+$. $o 'e%en' /+0sel% o( $o(e$al+a$e: an' ;1< $/a$ $/e 0eans o% e3e!$+on a(e 'el+1e(a$el. an' !ons!+osl.a'op$e'. T/ese ele0en$s 0s$ 1e p(oven as +n'1+$a1l. as $/e 8+ll+n) +$sel% an'!anno$1e'e'!e'%(o0 !on,e!$(e.@e(e- +$9as no$sa$+s%a!$o(+l. es$a1l+s/e'$/a$ $/e v+!$+0 9as na(0e' a$ $/e $+0e o% $/e s$a11+n) +n!+'en$.6n $/e !on$(a(.-$/e s$a1 9on' on $/e pe(son o% Ro0al'o Pa)l+na9an- a !o0pan+on an' !o=a!!se' o% /e(e+n appellan$- !ol' +n'+!a$e $/a$ $/e v+!$+0 0+)/$ /ave also 1eena(0e'. 7e+$/e( 9as +$ 0a'e !lea( $/a$ $/e(e 9as no p(ovo!a$+on on $/e pa($ o%$/e v+!$+0.A!!se'=appellan$ !an $/s onl. 1e !onv+!$e' o% $/e !(+0e o% /o0+!+'e- $/e penal$. %o(9/+!/- n'e( A($+!le 249 o% $/e Rev+se' Penal Co'e- +s (e!ls+on $e0po(al $/a$- a1sen$an. 0+$+)a$+n) no( a))(ava$+n)!+(!0s$an!e- s/all 1e +0pose' +n +$s0e'+0 pe(+o'.Appl.+n) $/e In'e$e(0+na$e Sen$en!e La9- a!!se'=appellan$ s/ol' $/s 1e penal+&e'1. an +n'e$e(0+na$e sen$en!e o% an.9/e(e 9+$/+n $/e (an)e o% p(+s+on 0a.o(- o( %(o0 s+3.ea(s an' one 'a. $o 12 .ea(s- 1. 9a. o% 0+n+00- an' an.9/e(e 9+$/+n $/e (an)e o%(e!ls+on $e0po(al +n +$s 0e'+0 pe(+o' o% %(o0 %o($een .ea(s- e+)/$ 0on$/s an' one'a. $o seven$een .ea(s an' %o( 0on$/s- 1. 9a. o% 0a3+00.PEOPLE VS. "OR#NG, E" AL191 S!RA 38 - J$LB 29, 1999A!"S: A 1ene%+$ 'an!e 9as /el' +n one s+$+o +n Lap lap C+$. %o( $/e las$ !anvass+n) o% vo$es%o( $/e !an'+'a$es %o( p(+n!esses- a$$en'e' 1. $/e en$+(e %a0+l. o% one o% $/e !an'+'a$es.Also p(esen$ 9e(e 0e01e(s o% $/e 89a8n+$ )an)- /ea'e' 1. To(+n)- no$e' %o( $/e+( 1+('=l+8e 9a. o% 'an!+n) an' $/e+( p(opens+$. %o( '(n8enness an' p(ovo8+n) $(o1le. Sa0el- $/e%a$/e( o% $/e'e!la(e'9+nne(- 9/+leans9e(+n)$/e!all o% na$(e- 9asapp(oa!/e' 1. To(+n) an' $9o o$/e(s an' 9as s$a11e' %(o0 1e/+n' 1. To(+n) s+n) a8n+%e /an'e' $o /+0 1. a !o0pan+on. Sa0el '+e' o% s$a1 9on' /e ss$a+ne' on $/e(+)/$ s+'e o% /+s a1'o0en. An+n%o(0a$+on%o( MBRDER9as%+le'a)a+ns$ To(+n). T/elo9e( !o($ (en'e(e'a'e!+s+on '+s!(e'+$+n) To(+n)?s!la+0$/a$$/e 8+ll+n) o% Sa0el9as ,s$+%+e' 1e!ase+$9as 'one +n 'e%ense o% a s$(an)e(. W/+le To(+n) $es$+%+e' $/a$ Sa0el9as a+0+n) /+ss/o$)n a$ $/e !/es$ o% El. 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