Constitutional Law Review

G.R No. L- 19344

Date: July 27, 1966
BULAONG v. PEOPLE
Facts:
Bulaong is alleged to e a !e!e" o# t$e %o!!unist &a"ty o# t$e &$illi''ines and t$e (u)ala$a', t$e #o"!e"*s !ilita"y a"!. +,o
-2. in#o"!ations ,e"e #iled against 'etitione": one #o" rebellion, t$e ot$e" #o" subversion. +$e t"ial /ou"t #ound 'etitione" guilty o#
"eellion. %0 a##i"!ed 'etitione"*s /on1i/tion. +$e su1e"sion /ase is still 'ending.
0//used /lai!s de#ense o# double jeoard!. 0//used /ontends t$at "eellion as de#ined in 0"ti/le 134 o# t$e Re1ised &enal %ode
is a lesse" /ognate o##ense to t$at de#ined in 2e/tion 4 o# Re'uli/ 0/t 1733. 0nd $e #u"t$e" /ontends t$at sin/e t$e #a/ts alleged in
t$e in#o"!ations #o" "eellion and su1e"sion a"e t$e sa!e $e /an not e legally '"ose/uted #o" ot$ o##enses ,it$out eing 'la/ed
t,i/e in 4eo'a"dy o# eing 'unis$ed #o" t$e sa!e a/ts. (e a"gues t$at t$e #iling o# t$e su1e"sion /$a"ge a"s $is '"ose/ution #o"
"eellion.
"ssue: %an 'etitione" /lai! doule 4eo'a"dy de#ense5 N6
#eld: %0 4udg!ent 0778R9:D
Rationale:
;nde" 2e/tion 9, Rule 1133 o# t$e Rules o# %ou"t, t$e de#ense o# doule 4eo'a"dy is a1ailale to t$e a//used only ,$e"e $e ,as:
1. %6N<8%+:D,
2. 0%=;8++:D o"
3. "$e /ase against $i! ,as D829822:D 6R +:R98N0+:D >8+(6;+ (82 %6N2:N+.
2u/$ is not t$e situation in t$is /ase. 7o" a//used $as not een /on1i/ted o" a/?uitted in t$e /ase #iled in t$e %ou"t o# 7i"st 8nstan/e
against $i! #o" su1e"sion. Neit$e" ,as t$e said /ase dis!issed o" te"!inated ,it$out $is /onsent, #o" as stated, it is still 'ending in
said /ou"t. Needless to say, it is t$e conviction% ac&uittal o' t$e accused or dis(issal or ter(ination o' t$e case t$at bars
'urt$er rosecution 'or t$e sa(e o''ense or an! atte(t to co((it t$e sa(e or 'rustration t$ereo'% or 'or an! o''ense w$ic$
necessaril! includes or is necessaril! included in t$e o''ense c$ar)ed in t$e 'or(er co(laint or in'or(ation.
Joe! Balo"o -40.