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Florencio Pirame
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. TEODORICO CLEOPAS and
FLORENCIO
PIRAME
[G.R. No. 121998. March 9, 2000]
FACTS:
On March 18, 1993 Cipriano Supro !a" #$ro Torrnu%a &in' h($
&) F(orncio
#ra* "a! !+ruc "i+h an iron pip &) -pianio C(opa! an$
To$orico C(opa! "i+h a
pic o "oo$ hi++in' hi* in +h orha$ !o h (( on +h 'roun$ $a$. /
"a! +hn
&uri$ in +h "(( nar +h hou! o *+rio C(opa!, a+hr o +h
accu!$. pon
arrai'n*n+, F(orncio #ira* an$ To$orico C(opa! n+r$ a p(a o no+
'ui(+).
-pianio C(opa! "a! no+ arrai'n$, &in' a+ (ar'. Thra+r, +ria(
on +h *ri+!
n!u$. Th RTC oun$ To$orico C(opa! an$ F(orncio #ira* 'ui(+) o +h
cri* o
*ur$r puni!h$ un$r Ar+ic( 28 o +h R%i!$ #na( Co$ an$ !n+nc$ ach
on
o +h* +o !ur an i*pri!on*n+ o R-CS4ON #-R#-TA, "i+h +h acc!!ori!
o +h (a" an$ +o pa) +h co!+. Or$rin' +h* +o in$*ni) !ur%i%in'
!pou! #50,000 ach
an$ 23,21 or &uria( an$ inci$n+a( 6pn!! an$ #50,000 ach or
*ora( an$
6*p(ar) $a*a'! an$ in a(( in!+anc! "i+hou+ !u&!i$iar)
i*pri!on*n+ in ca! o
in!o(%nc). $uc+in' +i* or pr%n+i% i*pri!on*n+.
4SS-: "h+hr or no+ +h a"ar$ o *ora( $a*a'! i! propr
/-:
Th Cour+ concurr$ "i+h +h +ria( cour+! a"ar$ o #50,000.00 ach
ro* app((an+
F(orncio #ira* an$ co7accu!$ To$orico C(opa! a! $a+h in$*ni+) +o
+h %ic+i*!hir!, "hich i! in (in "i+h currn+ uri!pru$nc. Th a*oun+ o
#23,21.00 a"ar$$ &)
+h +ria( cour+ a! &uria( an$ inci$n+a( 6pn!! !uppor+$ &)
+h rcor$!. Th a"ar$
o #50,000.00 ro* ach accu!$ a! *ora( an$ 6*p(ar) $a*a'!, ho"%r,
i!
un!uppor+$. Th "i$o" o +h %ic+i* $i$ no+ +!+i) on an) *n+a(
an'ui!h or *o+iona(
$i!+r!!, "hich !h !ur$ a! a r!u(+ o hr hu!&an$! $a+h. Th
a&!nc o an)
'nric a''ra%a+in' circu*!+anc a++n$in' +h cri* (i"i! prc(u$! +h
a"ar$ o
6*p(ar) $a*a'!.
