Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 9TH Judicial Re ion !

RANCH "# $a%boan a Cit&

Rhoi R' Re ina( Petitioner, -VERSUSOsan /' Had0ula( Respondent.

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CRIMINAL CASE NO. L)*9** +OR, -i.ect Assault

MEMORANDUM
COMES NOW PETITIONER( th.ou h his unde.si ned counsel( unto this Hono.able Cou.t %ost .espectfull& sub%it and p.esent this 2e%o.andu% in the abo3e)titled case and a3e. that,

STATEMENT OF FACTS
The Petitione. na%ed Rhoi R' Re ina of le al a e( sin le( +ilipino Citi4en( a .esident of -e Leon /t.eet( /ta' 2a.ia( $a%boan a Cit& 5as e%plo&ed b& the incu%bent Hono.able 2a&o. Celso P' Lob.e at of $a%boan a Cit&( Philippines as one of his pe.sonal bod& ua.ds' On 2a.ch "6( 7*"8 92onda&: at a.ound fi3e o;cloc< in the afte.noon 9#,**p%: the petitione. acco%panied the 2a&o. in the pa.<in lot' The Respondent na%ed Osan /' Had0ula su.p.isin l& &elled and challen in the 2a&o. fo. a fi ht' The abo3e said petitione. t.ied to o bet5een and stop the co%%otion but unfo.tunatel& the Respondent punched the latte.' The .est of the bod& ua.ds 5e.e able to dissuade the .espondent f.o% beco%in 5ild and un.ul&' Afte. fifteen %inutes 9"# %in': so%e police%en ca%e and a..ested the .espondent' =hile in the Police /tation in the p.esence of the Respondent;s la5&e. the 2a&o. to ethe. 5ith the Petitione. and his la5&e. of choice t.ied to .each an a%icable settle%ent' !ut despite all the f.iendl& pe.suasions of the 2a&o. the Respondent still .e0ected all the a%icable settle%ents adduced upon b& the fo.%e.' The Petitione. 5as co%pelled to hi.e the se.3ices of a le al counsel to co%%ence a c.i%inal suit fo. -i.ect Assault'

ISSUES OF THE CASE

I. II. WHETHER OR NOT THE RESPONDENT VIOLATED ARTICLE 148 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE. WHETHER OR NOT THE PETITIONER WAS S !"ECT TO CLAI# #ORAL DA#A$ES A$AINST THE RESPONDENT.

DISCUSSIONS
As stated in Article 148 of the Re i!e" Pe#$l Co"e >An% person or persons &'o, &it'o(t ) p(*+i, (prisin-, s')++ e.p+o% /or,e or inti.id)tion /or t'e )tt)in.ent o/ )n% o/ t'e p(rpose en(.er)ted in de/inin- t'e ,ri.es o/ re*e++ion )nd sedition, or s')++ )tt),0, e.p+o% /or,e, or serio(s+% inti.id)te or resist )n% person in )(t'orit% or )n% o/ 'is )-ents, &'i+e en-)-ed in t'e per/or.)n,e o/ o//i,i)+ d(ties, or on o,,)sion o/ s(,' per/or.)n,e, s')++ s(//er t'e pen)+t% o/ prision ,orre,,ion)+ in its .edi(. )nd .)1i.(. periods )nd ) /ine not e1,eedin- P1,222 pesos, &'en t'e )ss)(+t is ,o..itted &it' ) &e)pon or &'en t'e o//ender is ) p(*+i, o//i,er or e.p+o%ee, or &'en t'e o//ender +)%s ')nds (pon ) person in )(t'orit%. I/ none o/ t'ese ,ir,(.st)n,es *e present, t'e pen)+t% o/ prision ,orre,,ion)+ in its .ini.(. period )nd ) /ine not e1,eedin- P322 pesos s')++ *e i.posed ?' The Petitione. acted as the A ent of the pe.son in autho.it& 5hich is the Hono.able 2a&o. Celso P' Lob.e at( 5hile the Respondent 3iolated the said abo3e p.o3ision b& attac<in ( e%plo& fo.ce( and inti%idated the Petitione. Rhoi R' Re ina' The Petitione. 5as entitled to accept an a5a.d of 2o.al -a%a es a ainst the .espondent' As /tated in Article %%1& and Article %%1' #()*ere" +1, of the Ne- Ci il Co"e. co..espondin l& states, >#or)+ d).)-es in,+(de p'%si,)+ s(//erin-, .ent)+ )n-(is', /ri-'t, serio(s )n1iet%, *es.ir,'ed rep(t)tion, &o(nded /ee+in-s, .or)+ s'o,0, so,i)+ '(.i+i)tion, )nd si.i+)r in4(r%. T'o(-' in,)p)*+e o/ pe,(ni)r% ,o.p(t)tion, .or)+ d).)-es .)% *e re,o5ered i/ t'e% )re t'e pro1i.)te res(+t o/ t'e de/end)nt6s &ron-/(+ ),t or o.ission7. 8#or)+ D).)-es .)% *e re,o5ered in t'e /o++o&in- )nd )n)+o-o(s ,)ses9 :1; A Cri.in)+ O//ense res(+tin- in P'%si,)+ In4(ries7.

/ERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON0FORUM SHOPPIN1

I( Rhoi R' Re ina( +ilipino( of le al a e( sin le( and .esidin at -e Leon /t.eet( /ta' 2a.ia( $a%boan a Cit&( unde. oath( depose and state, "' That I a% the Petitione. in the abo3e)entitled case@ 7' That I ha3e .ead and unde.stood the alle ations the.ein contained and the sa%e a.e t.ue and co..ect of %& o5n <no5led e and based on authentic .eco.ds@ 8' That I ha3e not he.etofo.e co%%enced o. filed an& othe. action in3ol3in the sa%e issues in an& cou.t( t.ibunal( o. a enc&@ that to the best of %& o5n <no5led e( no such action is pendin in an& cou.t( t.ibunal o. action( I a enc&@ that should I he.eafte. lea.n of an& such pendin da&s the.ef.o%' IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I ha3e he.eunto set %& hand this "9th da& of 2a.ch 7*"8'

unde.ta<e to info.% this Hono.able Office of such fact 5ithin fi3e 9#:

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SU2SCRI2ED AND SWORN to befo.e %e this "9th da& of 2a.ch 7*"8 in the Cit& of $a%boan a( affiant e1hibitin to %e his Co%%unit& Ta1 Ce.tificate No' "78B#CD6 issued on Janua.& 8( 7*** in the Cit& of $a%boan a'

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PRA3ER
WHEREFORE. p.e%ise conside.ed( it is .espectfull& p.a&ed that the 0ud %ent be .ende.ed a ainst the defendant o.de.in hi%, "' To se.3e the p.ope. penalt& i%posed unde. A.ticle "B6 of the Re3ised Penal Code@ 7' To conduct a public apolo & 5ith the use of a Ne5spape.' Plaintiff fu.the. p.a&s fo. such othe. .eliefs as this Cou.t %a& dee% 0ust and eHuitable'

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II

LEGAL MEMORANDUM

/U!2ITTE- TO, Att&' G.ace Tillah

/U!2ITTE- !I, Geno. &an Abdul.a4a< /' Pun utan /a0id E' Ha0ibain