Ppl v Bustinera

8/11/2019 Ppl v Bustinera

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enet /i/ in an ot/er sense )a e

-erive- or eFpete- ro) t/e at /i/ is

peror)e-. !/us, t/e )ere use o t/e t/in

/i/ as ta:en it/out t/e oners onsent

onstitutes ain.

'PPE'L ro) a -eision o t/e Reional !rial

(ourt o 6ue>on (it, Br. 21.

!/e ats are state- in t/e Opinion o t/e

(ourt

!/e $oliitor General or appellee.

Puli 'ttornes OHe or appellant.

('RP#OCDOR'LE$, J.7

ro) t/e -eision1 o t/e Reional !rial(ourt, Bran/ 21, 6ue>on (it n-in

appellant Luisito &. Bustinera uilt eon-

reasonale -out o on (it, P/ilippines, t/e sai- ause-

ein t/en e)ploe- as one Ko t/e taF

&rivers o Elias $. (ipriano, an Operator o

several taFi as it/ usiness a--ress at

orner 44 (o))onealt/ 'venue, ili)an

si9, t/is (it, an- as su/ /as ree aess to

t/e taFi /e ein -riven, -i- t/en an- t/ere

illull, unlaull an- eloniousl it/

intent to ain, it/ rave ause o

on-ene repose- upon /i) /is

e)ploer an- it/out t/e :nole-e an-

onsent o t/e oner t/ereo, ta:e, steal an-

arr aa a &aeoo Raer G!E !aFi it/

Plate No. PM"C2== ort/ P303,000.00

P/ilippine (urren, elonin to Elias $

(ipriano, to t/e -a)ae an- preu-ie o t/e

sai- oen-e- part in t/e a)ount oP303,000.00.

@(ON!R'R !O L'M.A

%pon arrain)ent4 on Dar/ 2, 2000

appellant, assiste- ounsel -e oio

entere- a plea o not uilt. !/ereater, tria

on t/e )erits ensue-.

ro) t/e evi-ene or t/e proseution, t/e

olloin version is estalis/e-.

$o)eti)e in 1??=, E-in (ipriano (ipriano9

/o )anaes E$( !ransport, t/e taFia

usiness o /is at/er, /ire- appellant as a

taFi -river an- assine- /i) to -rive a

&aeoo Raer it/ plate nu)er PM"C2==

#t as aree- t/at appellant oul- -rive t/e

taFi ro) =700 a.). to 11700 p.)., ater

/i/ /e oul- return it to E$( !ransports

arae an- re)it t/e oun-ar ee in t/e

a)ount o P80.00 per -a.;

On &ee)er 2;, 1??=, appellant a-)itte-l

reporte- or or: an- -rove t/e taFi, ut /e

-i- not return it on t/e sa)e -a as /e as

suppose- to.

ot/er ala)it, ve/iular ai-ent or ivi

-isturane. E)p/asis an- un-ersorin

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67 No, Dr. Mitness, on &ee)er 2;, 1??=,

-i- ou report or or:

'7 es, sir.

67 No, sine ou reporte- or or:, /at

are our -uties an- responsiilities as taFi

-river o t/e taFi o)pan

'7 !/at e /ave to rin a: t/e taFi at

ni/t it/ t/e oun-ar.

67 "o )u/ is our oun-ar

'7 P80.00, sir.

67 On &ee)er 2;, 1??=, -i- ou rin out

an taFi

'7 es, sir.

67 No, /en ever si9 ou rin out a taFi,

/at proe-ure K-o ou ollo it/ t/at

o)pan

'7 !/at e /ave to rin a: t/e taFi to t/e

o)pan an- eore e leave e also sin

so)et/in, sir.

67 M/at is t/at so)et/in ou )entione-

'7 On t/e reor- oo: an- on t/e -ail trip

ti:et, sir.

67 ou sai- t/at ou /ave to return our taFi

at t/e en- o t/e -a, /at is t/en t/e

proe-ure reet si9 our o)pan

/en ou return a taFi

'7 !o re)it t/e oun-ar an- to sin t/e

reor- oo: an- -ail trip ti:et.

67 $o, /en ou return t/e taFi, ou sin t/e

reor- oo:

'7es, sir.

67 ou )entione- t/at on &ee)er 2;,

1??=, ou rou/t out a taFi

'7 es, sir.

67 M/at :in- o taFi

'7 &aeoo taFi, sir.

67 No -i- ou return t/e taFi on &ee)er

2;, 1??=

'7# as not ale to rin a: t/e taF

eause # as s/ort o ) oun-ar, sir.=

!/e olloin -a, &ee)er 2=, 1??=

(ipriano ent to appellants /ouse to

asertain / t/e taFi as not returne-.'rrivin at appellants /ouse, /e -i- not n-

t/e taFi t/ere, appellants ie tellin /i)

t/at /er /usan- /a- not et arrive-.8

Leavin not/in to /ane, (ipriano ent to

t/e (o))onealt/ 'venue polie station

an- reporte- t/at /is taFi as )issin.?

On Januar ?, 1??, appellants ie ent to

t/e arae o E$( !ransport an- reveale-

t/at t/e taFi /a- een aan-one- in

Reala-o $treet, Laro, 6ue>on (it.10(ipriano lost no ti)e in repairin to Reala-o

$treet /ere /e reovere- t/e taFi.11

%pon t/e ot/er /an-, /ile appellant -oes

not -en t/at /e -i- not return t/e taFi on

&ee)er 2;, 1??= as /e as s/ort o t/e

oun-ar ee, /e lai)s t/at /e -i- not

aan-on t/e taFi ut atuall returne- it on

Januar ;, 1??+12 an- t/at on &ee)e

2, 1??=, /e ave t/e a)ount o

P2,000.0013 to /is ie /o) /e instrute-

to re)it t/e sa)e to (ipriano as pa)ent o

t/e oun-ar ee14 an- to tell t/e latter t/at

/e oul- not return t/e taFi as /e still /a- a

alane t/ereo.1;

'ppellant, /oever, a-)its t/at /is ie

inor)e- /i) t/at /en s/e ent to t/e

arae to re)it t/e oun-ar ee on t/e ver

sa)e -a &ee)er 2, 1??=9,1= (ipriano

as alrea- -e)an-in t/e return o t/etaFi.1

'ppellant )aintains t/ou/ t/at /e returne-

t/e taFi on Januar ;, 1?? an- sine- t/e

reor- oo:,18 /i/ as o)pan

proe-ure, to s/o t/at /e in-ee- returne- it

an- ave /is e)ploer P2,;00.001? as

partial pa)ent or t/e oun-ar ee

overin t/e perio- ro) &ee)er 2;, 1??=

to Januar ;, 1??.


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(ontinuin, appellant lai)s t/at as /e still

/a- a alane in t/e oun-ar ee, /e let /is

-rivers liense it/ (ipriano+20 t/at as /e

oul- not -rive, /i/ as t/e onl or: /e

/a- ever :non, it/out /is -rivers liense,

an- it/ t/e oliation to pa t/e

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alane o t/e oun-ar ee still linerin,

/is ie starte- or:in on eruar 18,

1?? as a staCin )ai- or (ipriano, it/ a

)ont/l salar o P1,300.00,21 until Dar/

2=, 1?? /en (ipriano tol- /er t/at s/e /a-

or:e- o t/e alane o /is oliation+22

an- t/at it/ /is oliation eFtinuis/e-, /is

-rivers liense as returne- to /i).23

Brus/in asi-e appellants lai) t/at /e

returne- t/e taFi on Januar ;, 1?? an- t/at/e /a- in at pai- t/e total a)ount o

P4,;00.00, t/e trial ourt oun- /i) uilt

eon- reasonale -out o


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t/at eet )a e iven to ever provision

o ea/. "oever, /en t/e ne provision

an- t/e ol- relatin to t/e sa)e suet

annot e reonile- t/e or)er s/all prevail

as it is t/e latter eFpression o t/e leislative

ill . . . 34 E)p/asis an- italis supplie-+

itations o)itte-9

!/e ele)ents o t/e ri)e o t/et asprovi-e- or in 'rtile 308 o t/e Revise-

Penal (o-e are7 19 t/at t/ere e ta:in o

personal propert+ 29 t/at sai- propert

elons to anot/er+ 39 t/at t/e ta:in e

-one it/ intent to ain+ 49 t/at t/e ta:in

e -one it/out t/e onsent o t/e oner+

an- ;9 t/at t/e ta:in e ao)plis/e-

it/out t/e use o violene aainst or

inti)i-ation o persons or ore upon

t/ins.3;

!/et is


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ve/iles /i/ run onl on rails an- tra:s,

an- trators, trailers an- trator enines o

all :in-s an- use- eFlusivel or ariultural

purposes. B i)pliation, t/e t/et or roer

o t/e oreoin ve/iles oul- e overe-

'rtile 310 o t/e Revise- Penal (o-e, as

a)en-e- an- t/e provisions on roer,

respetivel.43

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42 People vs. Loitania, 388 $(R' 41, 432

20029+ People vs. !an, 323 $(R' 30, 3?

20009.

43 Qi-e #>on v. People, 10 $(R' 118, 123

1?819 /ere t/is (ourt sai- t/e olloin7

ro) t/e -enition ite- t/e Govern)ent

/i/ petitioners a-)it as aut/oritative,

/i/as are alas puli, ree or t/e use

o ever person. !/ere is not/in in t/e la

t/at re, 320 $(R' 1=8

1; 1???9.

4; Reor-s at pp. 1C2.

4= #t s/oul- e note- t/at appellant annot

e /are- it/ estaa as it as not allee-

in t/e inor)ation t/at /e /a- uri-ia

possession o t/e )otor ve/ile. #n $antos v

People, 181 $(R' 48, 4?2 1??09, t/is (ourt


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-istinuis/e- eteen t/et an- estaa to

it7

!/et s/oul- not e onuse- it/ estaa.

'or-in to (/ie Justie Ra)on (. '


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4 !$N, Otoer ?, 2000 at pp. ;C8.

48 People vs. Ellasos, 3;8 $(R' ;1=, ;2

20019.

4? Qi-e People v. #saa, supra, /ere t/is

(ourt onvite- #saa, /o as /ire- as a

te)porar -river o a puli servie ve/ile5

a eepne5o t/e ri)e o t/et /en /e -i-not return t/e sa)e.

2?=

2?=

$%PREDE (O%R! REPOR!$ 'NNO!'!E&

People vs. Bustinera

67

$o, /en -i- ou learn t/at t/e o)pan

as not areeale to our )a:in use o t/e

taFia it/out rst returnin it to t/e

o)pan

'7

Beore t/e ne ear, sir.

67

M/en ou sai- ne ear, ou ere reerrin

to Januar 1, 1??

'7

Eit/er &ee)er 2? or &ee)er 30, 1??=,

sir.

67

$o, are ou tellin us t/at even i ou :nealrea- t/at t/e o)pan as not areeale

to our )a:in use o t/e taFia ontinuall

si9 it/out returnin t/e sa)e to t/e

o)pan, ou still ent a/ea- an- )a:e

si9 use o it an- returne- it onl on Januar

;, 1??.

'7

es, sir.;0 E)p/asis an- italis supplie-9

'ppellant assails t/e trial ourts onlusion

t/at t/ere as intent to ain it/ t/e )ere

ta:in o t/e taFi it/out t/e oners

onsent. "e )aintains t/at /is reason o

ailin to return t/e taFi as /is inailit to

re)it t/e oun-ar ee, /is earnins t/at -a

not /avin per)itte- it+ an- t/at t/ere as

no intent to ain sine t/e ta:in o t/e taF

as not per)anent in /arater, /e /avin

returne- it.

'ppellants position -oes not persua-e.

#ntent to ain or ani)us luran-i is an

internal at, presu)e- ro) t/e unlau

ta:in o t/e )otor ve/ile.;1 'tual ain is

irrelevant as t/e i)portant onsi-eration is

t/e intent to ain.;2 !/e ter) @ainA is not

)erel li)ite- to peuniar enet ut also

inlu-es t/e enet /i/ in an ot/er sense

)a e -erive- or eFpete- ro) t/e at

/i/ is peror)e-.;3 !/us, t/e )ere use o

t/e t/in /i/ as ta:en it/out t/e

oners onsent onstitutes ain.;4

#n Qillaorta v. #nsurane (o))ission;;

/i/ as reiterate- in 'ssoiation o

Baptists or Morl- Evanelis), #n. v

iel-)ens #nsurane (o., #n.,;= Justie

(lau-io !ee/an:ee later (/ie Justie9interpretin t/e t/et lause o an insurane

poli, eFplaine- t/at, /en one ta:es t/e

)otor ve/ile o anot/er it/out t/e latters

onsent even i t/e )otor ve/ile is late

returne-, t/ere is t/et, t/ere ein intent to

ain as t/e use o t/e t/in unlaull ta:en

onstitutes ain7

'ssu)in, -espite t/e totall ina-e


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;; 100 $(R' 4= 1?809.

;= 124 $(R' =18, =20C=21 1?839.

; 'or-in to Justie loren> Reala-o K.

REG'L'&O, (R#D#N'L L'M (ON$PE(!%$

;43C;44 20039, /istoriall, opinion as to

/et/er or not t/e unlaul ta:in o t/e

personal propert elonin to anot/er )ust

e ouple- it/ t/e intent o t/e oen-er to

per)anentl -eprive t/e oner o t/e sai-

propert /as een -ivi-e-7

#n one roer ase, it as /el- t/at t/ere

)ust e per)anen in t/e ta:in, or in t/e

intent or t/e asportation, o t/e stolen

propert People v. S/o (/o, (', ;0 O.G.

1==9.

#n several t/et ases, t/ere ere -ivi-e-

opinions, one line o ases /ol-in t/at t/e

intent o t/e ta:in as to per)anentl

-eprive t/e oner t/ereo People v. Galan,

(', 43 O.G. ;+ People v. Rio, (', ;0 O.G.

3103, . People v. RoFas, ('CG.R. No. 14?;3,

Ot. 31, 1?;=9. !/e ontrar roup o ases

arue- t/at t/ere as no nee- or

per)anen in t/e ta:in or in its intent, as

t/e )ere -isturane o t/e proprietarri/ts o t/e oner as alrea-

apo-era)iento People v. ernan-e>, (', 38

O.G. ?8;+ People v. Dartisano, (', 48 O.G.

4419.

!/e seon- line o ases /ol-in t/at t/ere

nee- e no intent to per)anentl -eprive

t/e oner o /is propert as later a-opte-

t/e $upre)e (ourt, in onstruin t/e t/et

lause in an insurane poli, an- rulin t/at

t/ere as ri)inal liailit or t/et even i

t/e ar as ta:en out onl or a ori-e ut

it/out t/e oners :nole-e or onsent.

Qillaorta v. #nsurane (o))., et al., G.R.

No. ;411, Ot. 28, 1?80, 100 $(R' 4=+

'ssn o Baptists or Morl- Evanelis) v.

iel-)ens #ns. (o., #n., G.R. No. LC282,

$ept. 21, 1?83, 124 $(R' =189. E)p/asis

supplie-9

propert elonin to anot/er an- usin it

/is intent to ain is evi-ent sine /e -erives

t/erero) utilit, satisation, eno)ent an-

pleasure. Justie Ra)on (. 'ar- /o /ol-s t/at t/e use o a

t/in onstitutes ain an- (uello (alon /o

alls it @/urt -e uso.A;8 E)p/asis an- italis

supplie-+ itation o)itte-9

Besi-es, t/e trial ourt -i- not elieve

appellants lai) t/at /e in at returne- t/e

taFi on Januar ;, 1??.

!/e (ourt an not si9 elieve ause-s

assertion t/at /e returne- t/e suet

ve/ile on Januar ;, 1?? to t/e arae an-

t/at /e /a- in at pai- t/e a)ount o

P4,;00.00 in partial pa)ent o /is

unre)itte- @oun-arA or ten 109 -as. "e

oul- not even e ertain o t/e eFa

a)ount /e allee-l pai- t/e taFia oner

On -iretCeFa)ination, /e lai)e- t/at /e

pai- E-in (ipriano on &ee)er 2, 1??=

t/e a)ount o P2,000.00 an- it as /is ie

/o /an-e- sai- a)ount to (ipriano, et on

rossCeFa)ination, /e lai)e- t/at /e ave

P2,;00.00 to /is ie on t/at -ate or

pa)ent to t/e taFia oner.;?

!/e rule is ellCentren/e- t/at n-ins oat o t/e trial ourt are aor-e- t/e

/i/est -eree o respet an- ill not e

-isture- on appeal asent an lear

s/oin t/at t/e trial ourt /a- overloo:e-

)isun-erstoo- or )isapplie- so)e ats or

iru)stanes o ei/t an- siniane

/i/, i onsi-ere-, oul- alter t/e result o

t/e ase.=0 !/e reason or t/e rule ein

t/at trial ourts /ave t/e -istint a-vantae

o /avin /ear- t/e itnesses t/e)selves

an- oserve- t/eir -eport)ent an- )anner

o testiin or t/eir on-ut an- e/avio

-urin t/e trial.=1

Ot/er t/an /is are an- selCservin

alleations, appellant /as not s/on an

sintilla o evi-ene t/at /e in-ee- returne-

t/e taFi on Januar ;, 1??.

67


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ou sai- t/at ou returne- t/e taFi on

Januar ;, 1??, orret

'7

es, sir.

67

No, Dr. Mitness, -i- ou sin an reor-/en ou returne- t/e taFi

'7

es, sir.

67

&o ou /ave an op o t/at reor-

'7

!/e ere t/e one si9 inC/are o t/e

reor- oo: an- # even voluntaril let )

-rivers liense it/ t/e), sir.

67

ou sai- t/at ou -i- not return t/e taFi

eause ou ere s/ort o si9 oun-ar,

-i- ou turn over an )one to our

e)ploer /en ou returne- t/e taFi

'7

# ave t/e) Kan a--itional P2,;00.00, sir.

67

't t/e ti)e /en ou returne- t/e taFi, /o

)u/ as our s/ort in-ete-ness si9 or

s/ort oun-ar si9

'7

# as s/ort or ten 109 -as, an- # as ale

to pa P4,;00.00.

67

&o ou /ave an reeipt to s/o reeipt o

pa)ent or t/is P4,;00.00

'7

!/e ere t/e ones /avin t/e reor- o )

pa)ent, an- our aree)ent as t/at # /ave

to pa t/e alane in install)ent.=2

E)p/asis supplie-9

M/ile appellant )aintains t/at /e sine- on

Januar ;, 1?? t/e reor- oo: in-iatin

t/at /e returne- t/e taFi on t/e sai- -ate

an- pai- (ipriano t/e a)ount o P4,;00.00as partial pa)ent or t/e oun-ar ee

appellant -i- not pro-ue t/e -ou)entar

evi-ene allu-e- to, to sustantiate /is

lai). !/at su/ allee- reor- oo: is in t/e

possession o (ipriano -i- not prevent /i)

ro) pro-uin it as appellant /as t/e ri/t

to /ave o)pulsor proess issue- to seure

t/e pro-ution o evi-ene on /is e/al.=3

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=3 R%LE$ O (O%R!, Rule 11;, se. 1, par

9+ Qi-e People v. Moolo:, 244 $(R' 23;,

2;;C2;= 1??;9, /ere t/is (ourt sai- t/e

olloin7

Just li:e appellant Millia)s, s/e sou/t to

uttress /er aoresai- ontention

la)entin t/e allee- ailure o t/e $tate to

present in t/e trial ourt /er aae

-elaration an- t/e onsation reeipt

involvin t/ese piees o /er aae. #n t/e

rst plae, it as not t/e -ut o t/e

proseution to present t/ese allee-

-ou)ents on /i/ s/e relies or /e

-eense. 'n-, ust as in t/e ase o appellant

Millia)s, it is a soure o pu>>le)ent /

s/e never sou/t to o)pel eit/er t/e

proseutors to pro-ue t/e aoresai-

-ou)ents /i/ ere allee-l in t/e

possession o t/e latter or t/e usto)s oHe

/ere su/ -elarations are on le. (ontrarto /er aru)ent /ereon, sine su/ piees o

evi-ene ere e


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sa)e annot e appreiate- as t/e

suppletor eet o t/e Revise- Penal (o-e

to speial las, as provi-e- in 'rtile 10 o

sai- (o-e, annot e invo:e- /en t/ere is a

leal i)possiilit o appliation, eit/er

eFpress provision or neessar

i)pliation.=4

Doreover, /en t/e penalties un-er t/espeial la are -ierent ro) an- are it/out

reerene or relation to t/ose un-er t/e

Revise- Penal (o-e, t/ere an e no

suppletor eet o t/e rules, or t/e

appliation o penalties un-er t/e sai- (o-e

or ot/er relevant statutor provisions are

ase- on or appliale onl to sai- rules or

elonies un-er t/e (o-e.=;

!/us, in People v. Pani-a== /i/ involve-

t/e ri)e o arnappin an- t/e penalt

i)pose- as t/e in-eter)inate sentene o

14 ears an- 8 )ont/s, as )ini)u), to 1

ears an- 4 )ont/s, as )aFi)u), t/is (ourt

-i- not appl t/e provisions o t/e Revise-

Penal (o-e suppletoril as t/e antiC

arnappin la provi-es or its on penalties

/i/ are -istint an- it/out reerene to

t/e sai- (o-e.

!/e /are ein si)ple arnappin, t/ei)posale penalt is i)prison)ent or not

less t/an 14 ears an- 8 )ont/s annot

)ore t/an 1 ears an- 4 )ont/s. !/ere an

e no suppletor eet o t/e rules or t/e

appliation o penalties un-er t/e Revise-

Penal (o-e or ot/er relevant statutor

provisions ase- on, or appliale onl to,

t/e rules or elonies un-er t/e (o-e. M/ile it

is true t/at t/e penalt o 14 ears an- 8

)ont/s to 1 ears an- 4 )ont/s is virtuall

e


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No. =;3?, as a)en-e- $etion 20 o

Repuli 't No. =;?5/enever t/e oner,

-river or oupant o t/e arnappe- ve/ile

is :ille- in t/e ourse o t/e o))ission o

t/e arnappin or on t/e oasion t/ereo. #n

People v. $i)on K234 $(R' ;;;, ;4 1??49,

t/is (ourt sai- t/at /en an oense is

-ene- an- punis/e- un-er a speial la ut

its penalt is ta:en ro) t/e Revise- Penal

(o-e, t/en t/e provisions o t/e sai- (o-e

oul- appl suppletoril. #n t/e ase at ar

/oever, appellant is not ein /are- it/


13/13

ourt s/all sentene t/e ause- to an

in-eter)inate sentene, t/e )aFi)u) ter)

o /i/ s/all not eFee- t/e )aFi)u) Fe-

sai- la an- t/e )ini)u) s/all not e

less t/an t/e )ini)u) ter) presrie-

t/e sa)e. E)p/asis an- italis supplie-9.

0 People v. Pani-a, 310 $(R' ==, ?? 1???9.

303

QOL. 431, J%NE 8, 2004

303

People vs. !uvera

$O OR&ERE&.

Qitu (/air)an9, $an-ovalCGutierre> an-

(orona, JJ., onur.

Ju-)ent reverse- an- set asi-e an-

anot/er u-)ent entere- in its plae n-in

/i) uilt o arnappin.

Note.5#ntent to ain is presu)e- /en one

ta:es a propert elonin to anot/er

aainst /is ill. People vs. (alaroso, 340

$(R' 332 K20009

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