was issued o The money given by Pascua was o Lack of or insufficiency of funds to not intended to lure them for cover the check money. If anything is was for the o The payee was not informed by purpose of buying their silence to the offender and the payee did ensure that nobody discovered his not know that the offender had no dastardly acts funds o Also even if there was no force, o Anent the third requisite, it must intimidation was used on the be proven that the accused had victim and she submitted to the guilty knowledge of the fact that rapist’s lust for fear of her the drawer of the check had no personal safety. funds in the bank at the time accused indorsed it Taguinod vs People o Prosecution failed to prove the same. In fact, Juaquico attempted Ang: Taguinod tried to cut in on a to look for the source of checks vehicle queue in the Rockwell parking o Nevertheless, Chan is still held lot; Ang did not concede to Taguinod. civilly liable Consequently, the rearview mirrors of their two vehicles bumped each other. Afterwards, Taguinod rammed Ang’s vehicle from the rear. Taguinod: it was Ang who accelerated backwards. A complaint of malicious mischief Beltran vs People was nevertheless filed against Taguinod Beltran was legally married to Felix; MeTC: Malicious mischief however he had illicit relations with another woman, prompting latter to RTC: Malicious mischief file concubinage against her husband. CA: Malicious mischief Beltran argues that the trial for SC: Malicious mischief concubinage be suspended, as the o Offender deliberately caused petition for declaration of nullity of damage to the property of another their marriage is also pending before o Does not constitute arson or other the court. crimes involving destruction RTC: denied to defer proceedings o The act of damaging another’s property be committed merely for SC: Affirmed the sake of damaging it o Parties to the marriage should not o Act be motivated by hate, revenge, be permitted to judge for and other evil motive. themselves its nullity. Only a judicial declaration of nullity of marriage would suffice. o Family Code prohibits any other