8/18/2019 97550417 Baleros vs People

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Criminal Law I

First Semester, First Year AY 2009-2010

ARTICLE 6 and 7 – Consummated, Frustrated and Attempted Felonies

BALEROS, JR !S "EO"LE #$% SCRA &'

"arties In(ol(edRenato “Chito” Baleros, Jr. as petitioner

People as responent

Fa)ts!arl" mornin# o$ %e&. 1', 1991, (alo) *as a*a+ene " a smell o$ &hemi&al on apie&e o$ &loth presse on her $a&e. She str)##le to rea+ $ree )t his atta&+er *aspinnin# her o*n, holin# her ti#htl". hen her ri#ht han nall" #ot $ree, she#rae an s/)eee the se or#an o$ his atta&+er. he man let her #o, enalin#(arilo) to see+ help $rom her mai an &lassmates li3in# near".

An in3esti#ation *as &on)&te in *hi&h the e3ien&es pointe to Chito as theatta&+er. he RC th)s $o)n Chito #)ilt" $or attempte rape an orere him tos)4er an ineterminate senten&e 5$rom prision &orre&&ional as minim)m to prisionma"or as maim)m6 an to pa" (alo) P7P 80,000.

Chito mae an appeal to the CA onl" to e enie. 7e mo3e $or a re&onsieration)t to no a3ail. 7e th)s mae an appeal to the SC ar#)in# that

1. here *as not eno)#h e3ien&e to n him #)ilt" o$ the &rime2. Prose&)tion $aile to satis$" all re/)isites $or &on3i&tion'. Cir&)mstan&es relie on to &on3i&t him *ere )nreliale, in&on&l)si3e an

&ontrai&tor".:. here *as no moti3e.8. he a*arin# o$ ama#es to &omplainant *as improper an )n;)stie.rmin# the r)lin# o$ the RC nin#

petitioner #)ilt" e"on reasonale o)t o$ the &rime o$ attempte rape

*eld1. ?o. he &o)rt@s e&ision *as merel" ase on spe&)lations.2. Yes. SC re3erse an moies the e&ision o$ the CA, a&/)ittin# Ch

attempte rape. 7e is a;)#e #)ilt" o$ li#ht &oer&ion an is orer

ser3e '0 a"s o$ arresto ma"or an pa" P7P 200.

+o)trineRatioArt. ''8 o$ the RPC, rape is &ommitte " a man *ho has &arnal +no*le#inter&o)rse *ith a *oman )ner an" o$ the $ollo*in# &ir&)mstan&es

1. B" )sin# $or&e or intimiation2. hen *oman is epri3e o$ reason or other*ise )n&ons&io)s'. hen *oman is )ner 12 "ears o$ a#e or emente

Art. < o$ the RPC enes attempte rape *hen o4ener &ommen&es the&ommission o$ rape ire&tl" " o3ert a&ts an oes not per$orm all the a&tsee&)tion *hi&h sho)l pro)&e the &rime o$ rape " reason o$ some &a)sa&&ient other than his o*n spontaneo)s esistan&e.

 he attempt *hi&h RPC p)nishes is the a&t that has lo#i&al &onne&tion to tthat sho)l it ha3e een s)&&ess$)l, the attempt *o)l lea to the &ons)mo$ rape. 7o*e3er, there *as no &arnal +no*le#e in the &ase. he pressin#&hemi&al-soa+e &loth *hile on top o$ (alo) i not ne&essaril" &onstit)tea&t o$ rape. (oreo3er, the petitioner i not &ommen&e an" a&t that *as ino$ an intent to rape (alo). he petitioner *as $)ll" &lothe there *as no ato neither )nress her nor to)&h her pri3ate part.

=n the &rime o$ rape, penetration is an essential re/)isite. here$ore $or anattempte rape, a&&)se m)st ha3e &ommen&e the a&t o$ penetratin# )some &a)se or a&&ient other than his o*n spontaneo)s esistan&e, thepenetration *as not &omplete. h)s petitioner@s a&t o$ l"in# on top o$ heremra&in# an +issin# her or to)&hin# her pri3ate part o not &onstit)te raattempte rape.

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