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G.R. Nos. 111771-77 November 9, 1993 Thus, )here here !re )o or #ore o@enders )ho (o## r!pe, he ho#(de (o##ed on he o((!son or 0y re!son o' e!(h r!pe, #us 0e dee#ed !s ! ANTONIO L. SANCHEZ, pettoner, (onstuen o' he spe(!l (o#ple4 (r#e o' r!pe )h ho#(de. There'ore, vs. here )ll 0e !s #!ny (r#es o' r!pe )h ho#(de !s here !re r!pes The Honorabe HARRIET O. !E"ETRIO# $%n her &a'a&%() as *res%+%n +e o/ Re%ona Tr%a Cor(, NCR, 0ran&h 7, *as%2, The Honorabe RAN4LIN !RILON $%n h%s &a'a&%() as Se&re(ar) o/ s5&e2, O6ENCITO R. Z#O, LEONAR!O C. G#I8A0, CARLOS L. !E LEON, RA"ONCITO C. "ISON, RE8NAL!O . L#GT#, an+ RO!RIGO *. LORENZO, (he as( s% res'on+en(s %n (he%r o:&%a &a'a&%5es as members o/ (he S(a(e *rose&(or;s O:&e2, respondens. (o##ed. FACTS: B!pe )h ho#(de (o#es )hn he e4(epton under B.A. 2>32 !nd B.A.  s (le!rly provded n Bule 116 o' he Bules o' Cour h!: Se(. 13. Dupliciy of oense . A (o#pl!n or n'or#!ton #us (h!r&e 0u one o@ense, e4(ep only n hose (!ses n )h(h e4stn& l!)s pres(r0e ! s#ple punsh#en 'or v!rous o@enses. ;111, !#endn& he Bevsed Pen!l Code. On July 28, 1993, he Presdent!l Ant"Cr#e Co##sson re$uesed he %ln& o' !ppropr!e (h!r&es !&!ns sever!l persons, n(ludn& he pettoner, n The pettoner !nd hs s4 (o"!((used !re no (h!r&ed )h only one r!pe (onne(ton )h he r!pe"sl!y o' *!ry +leen S!r#en! !nd he lln& o' (o##ed 0y h# n (onspr!(y )h he oher s4. +!(h one o' he seven All!n -o#e. A(tn& on hs re$ues, he P!nel o' S!e Prose(uors o' he !((used s (h!r&ed )h h!vn& h#sel' r!ped S!r#en! nse!d o' s#ply /ep!r#en o' Just(e (ondu(ed ! prel#n!ry nvest&!ton on Au&us 9, helpn& S!n(he n (o##n& only one r!pe. n oher )ords, he !lle&!ton 1993. Pettoner S!n(he )!s no presen 0u )!s represened 0y hs o' he prose(uton s h! he &rl )!s r!ped seven t#es, )h e!(h o' he (ounsel. seven !((used !n& urns n !0usn& her )h he !sss!n(e o' he oher s4. /urn& he nvest&!ton o' PP, S!n(he )!s postvely dent%ed 0y Aurelo slen(e S!r#en!. ADer)!rds, her lus s!ts%ed, !ll seven o' he# de(ded o ll !nd hus Ceneno, !nd SPO  ven(o *!l!0!n!n, )ho 0oh e4e(ued (on'essons #pl(!tn& h# !s ! prn(p!l n he r!pe"sl!y o' S!r#en! !nd he lln& o' +very one o' he seven !((used s 0en& (h!r&ed sep!r!ely 'or !(u!lly r!pn& -o#e. The pettoner )!s hen pl!(ed on 5!rres s!us5 !nd !en o he S!r#en! !nd l!er lln& her nse!d o' #erely !ssstn& he pettoner n /ep!r#en o' Just(e n *!nl!. r!pn& !nd hen sl!yn& her. The sep!r!e n'or#!tons %led !&!ns e!(h o' he# !lle&e h! e!(h o' he seven su((essve r!pes s (o#ple4ed 0y he On Sepe#0er 16, 1993, he seven n'or#!tons )ere !#ended o n(lude su0se$uen sl!yn& o' S!r#en! !nd !&&r!v!ed 0y he lln& o' All!n -o#e he lln& o' All!n -o#e !s !n !&&r!v!tn& (r(u#s!n(e. (r(u#s!n(e. 0y her seven !!(ers. The sep!r!e r!pes )ere (o##ed n su((esson 0y he seven !((used, (ul#n!tn& n he sl!yn& o' S!r#en!. On h! s!#e d!e, he pettoner %led ! #oton o $u!sh he n'or#!tons su0s!nt!lly on he &rounds no) r!sed n hs petton., he responden  7ud&e dened he #oton. S!n(he hen %led )h hs Cour he ns!n petton 'or certorari  !nd  !nd proh0ton )h pr!yer 'or ! e#por!ry resr!nn& order)r o' n7un(ton. The pettoner !r&ues h! he seven n'or#!tons %led !&!ns h# should 0e $u!shed 0e(!use: 1 he )!s dened he r&h o presen evden(e ! he prel#n!ry nvest&!ton 2 only he O#0uds#!n h!d he (o#peen(e o (ondu( he nvest&!ton 3 hs )!rr!nless !rres s lle&!l !nd he (our h!s here'ore no !($ured  7ursd(ton over h#, ; he s 0en& (h!r&ed )h seven ho#(des !rsn& 'ro# he de!h o' only )o persons < he n'or#!tons !re ds(r#n!ory 0e(!use hey do no n(lude Teo%lo Al$ue! !nd +d&!rdo =!v!d! !nd > !s ! pu0l( o?(er, he (!n 0e red 'or he o@ense only 0y he S!nd&!n0!y!n. R#LING< 4.) The Informatons The pettoner su0#s h! he seven n'or#!tons (h!r&n& seven sep!r!e ho#(des !re !0surd 0e(!use he )o v(t#s n hese (!ses (ould no h!ve ded seven t#es. Ths !r&u#en )!s (orre(ly re'ued 0y he Sol(or -ener!l n hs )se: 6.) Jurisdicton of he Sandiganbayan Se(ton ;, p!r!&r!ph E! o' P./. o, 1>6>, !s !#ended 0y P./. o.18>1, provdes: Se(. ;. Jurisdicton.  The S!nd&!n0!y!n sh!ll e4er(se: ! +4(lusve or&n!l 7ursd(ton n !ll (!ses nvolvn&: E1 ol!tons o' Bepu0l( A( o. 3619, !s !#e nded, oher)se no)n !s he Ant"-r!D !nd Corrup Pr!(t(es A(, Bepu0l( A( o. 13G9, !nd Ch!per , Se(ton 2, Tle  o' he Bevsed Pen!l Code: E2 Oher o@enses or 'elones (o##ed 0y pu0l( o?(ers !nd e#ployees in relaton o heir oce , n(ludn& hose e#ployed n &overn#en"o)ned or (onrolled (orpor!tons, )heher s#ple or (o#ple4ed )h oher (r#es, )here he pen!ly pres(r0ed 0y l!) s h&her h!n  prision correccional  or #prson#en 'or s4 E> ye!rs, or ! %ne o' P>,666.66. . . . E+#ph!ss suppled The (r#e o' r!pe )h ho#(de )h )h(h he pettoner s!nds (h!r&ed o0vously does no '!ll under p!r!&r!ph E1, )h(h de!ls )h &r!D !nd (orrupton (!ses. eher s  (overed 0y p!r!&r!ph E2 0e(!use  s no !n o@ense (o##ed n rel!ton o he o?(e o' he pettoner. n !ontlla "# $ilario , => hs Cour des(r0ed he 5o@ense (o##ed n rel!ton o he o?(e5 !s 'ollo)s: HTIhe rel!ton 0e)een he (r#e !nd he o?(e (one#pl!ed 0y he Constuton s, n our opnon, dre( !nd no !((den!l. To '!ll no he nen o' he Constuton, he rel!ton h!s o 0e su(h h!, n he le&!l sense, he o@ense (!nno e4s )hou he o?(e. n oher )ords, he o?(e #us 0e ! (onstuen ele#en o' he (r#e !s de%ned n he s!ue, su(h !s, 'or ns!n(e, he (r#es de%ned !nd punshed n Ch!per T)o o S4, Tle Seven, o' he Bevsed Pen!l Code. Pu0l( o?(e s no o' he e ssen(e o' #urder. The !n& o' hu#!n l'e s eher #urder or ho#(de )heher done 0y ! prv!e (ten or pu0l( serv!n, !nd he pen!ly s he s!#e e4(ep )hen he perper!or. 0en& ! pu0l( 'un(ton!ry oo !dv!n!&e o' hs o?(e, !s !lle&ed n hs (!se, n )h(h even he pen!ly s n(re!sed. u he use or !0use o' o?(e does no !dhere o he (r#e !s !n ele#en !nd even !s !n !&&r!v!tn& (r(u#s!n(e, s #!er!ly !rses no 'ro# he !lle&!tons 0u on he proo', no 'ro# he '!( h! he (r#n!ls !re pu0l( o?(!ls 0u 'ro# he #!nner o' he (o##sson o' he (r#e There s no dre( rel!ton 0e)een he (o##sson o' he (r#e o' r!pe )h ho#(de !nd he pettonerKs o?(e !s #un(p!l #!yor 0e(!use pu0l( o?(e s no !n essent!l ele#en o' he (r#e (h!r&ed. The o@ense (!n s!nd ndependenly o' he o?(e. *oreover,  s no even !lle&ed n he n'or#!ton h! he (o##sson o' he (r#e (h!r&ed )!s nt#!ely (onne(ed )h he per'or#!n(e o' he pettonerKs o?(!l 'un(tons o #!e  '!ll under he e4(epton l!d do)n n %eople ". !one&o . =? Le h!ve re!d he n'or#!tons n he (!se ! 0!r !nd %nd no !lle&!ton heren h! he (r#e o' r!pe )h ho#(de #pued o he pettoner )!s (onne(ed )h he ds(h!r&e o' hs 'un(tons !s #un(p!l #!yor or h! here s !n 5nt#!e (onne(ton5 0e)een he o@ense !nd hs o?(e.  'ollo)s h! he s!d (r#e, 0en& !n ordn!ry o@ense, s r!0le 0y he re&ul!r (ours !nd no he S!nd&!n0!y!n.