people v. benedicto

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 101844 November 18, 1991 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENEDICTO CRUZ Y MACALALAD, accused-appellant. GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:p The accused-appellant Benedicto M. Cruz questions the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 152, Pasig, Metro Manila which found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with rape and sentenced him to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment from Twelve (12) Years of prision mayor, maximum to Seventeen (17) Years of reclusion temporal medium, and to indemnify the victim in the sum of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) for moral damages and One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Pesos (P1,120.00) for the value of the property which was taken.

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Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTManilaTHIRD DIVISIONG.R. No. !"## No$e%be& "' ((PEOP)E O* THE PHI)IPPINES' plainti+,appellee' $s.-ENEDICTO CRU. / M0C0)0)0D' accuse1,appellant. GUTIERRE.' 2R.' 2.3pThe accuse1,appellant -ene1icto M. C&u4 5uestions the 1ecision of the Re6ional T&ial Cou&t' -&anch 78' Pasi6' Met&o Manila 9hich foun1 hi% 6uilt: be:on1 &easonable 1oubt of the c&i%e of &obbe&: 9ith &ape an1 sentence1 hi% to an in1ete&%inate penalt: of i%p&ison%ent f&o% T9el$e ;8< /ea&s of p&ision %a:o&' %a=i%u% to Se$enteen ;>< /ea&s of &eclusion te%po&al %e1iu%' an1 to in1e%nif: the $icti% in the su% of Ten Thousan1 Pesos ;P!'!!!.!!< fo& %o&al 1a%a6es an1 One Thousan1 One Hun1&e1 T9ent: Pesos ;P'8!.!!< fo& the $alue of the p&ope&t: 9hich 9as ta?en.The appeal 9as o&i6inall: &aise1 to the Cou&t of 0ppeals. The Cou&t of 0ppeals a@&%e1 the Au16%ent of con$iction but %o1iBe1 the penalt:. 0ppellant C&u4 9as foun1 6uilt: of t9o ;8< c&i%es3 *i&st fo& &ape' 9he&e he 9as sentence1 to &eclusion pe&petua' an1 secon1 fo& &obbe&:' 9he&e he 9as sentence1 to an in1ete&%inate penalt: of Si= ;C< Months an1 One ;< Da: of p&ision co&&eccional as %ini%u% to Si= ;C< /ea&s an1 One ;< Da: of p&ision %a:o& as %a=i%u%.*ollo9in6 the &ule foun1 in Section D' pa&a6&aph 8 of Rule 8# of the Rules of Cou&tan1 the p&ece1ents set in People $. Daniel ;"C SCR0 7 E(>"FC> 9ithout an: %iti6atin6 no& a66&a$atin6 ci&cu%stance atten1ant the&eto an1 afte& appl:in6 the In1ete&%inate Sentence )a9'sentences hi% to su+e& i%p&ison%ent f&o% TIE)VE ;8< /E0RS of p&ision %a:o&' %a=i%u% to SEVENTEEN ;>< /E0RS of &eclusion te%po&al %e1iu%' to in1e%nif: the $icti% 0na Escon1e' P!'!!!.!! as %o&al 1a%a6es' an1 to pa: the su% of P'8!.!! $alue of the p&ope&t: ta?en' 9ithout subsi1ia&: i%p&ison%ent in case of insol$enc:' an1 to pa: the cost.SO ORDERED. ;pp. >,"' RTC Decision' ...