G.R. No.

181571 December 16, 2009

JUNO BATISTIS, Petitioner,
vs.
PEOPE O! T"E P"IIPPINES, Respondent.
D E C I S I O N
BERSA#IN, J.:
On January 23, 2006, the Reiona! "ria! Court #R"C$, %ran&h 2', in (ani!a &onvi&ted Juno
%atistis )or vio!ations o) Se&tion *++ #in)rine,ent o) trade,ar-$ and Se&tion *6. #un)air
&o,petition$ o) the Inte!!e&tua! Property Code #Repu/!i& 0&t No. .213$.
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On Septe,/er *3, 2002, the Court o) 0ppea!s #C0$ a))ir,ed the &onvi&tion )or in)rine,ent o)
trade,ar-, /ut reversed the &onvi&tion )or un)air &o,petition )or )ai!ure o) the State to prove
ui!t /eyond reasona/!e dou/t.
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%atistis no3 appea!s via petition )or revie3 on &ertiorari to &ha!!ene the C04s a))ir,an&e o) his
&onvi&tion )or in)rine,ent o) trade,ar-.
5e a))ir, the &onvi&tion, /ut 3e ,odi)y the pena!ty /y i,posin an indeter,inate senten&e,
&on)or,a/!y 3ith the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3 and pertinent 7urispruden&e.
0nte&edents
"he 8undador trade,ar- &hara&teri9ed the /randy produ&ts ,anu)a&tured /y Pedro Do,e&:,
S.0. o) Cadi9, Spain.
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It 3as du!y reistered in the Prin&ipa! Reister o) the Phi!ippines Patent
O))i&e on Ju!y *2, *16. under Certi)i&ate o) Reistration No. *+1.2,
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)or a ter, o) 20 years )ro,
Nove,/er +, *120. "he reistration 3as rene3ed )or another 20 years e))e&tive Nove,/er +,
*110.
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0!!ied Do,e&: Phi!ippines, In&., a Phi!ippine &orporation e;&!usive!y authori9ed
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to distri/ute
Fundador /randy produ&ts i,ported )ro, Spain 3ho!!y in )inished )or,,
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initiated this &ase
aainst %atistis. <pon its re:uest, aents o) the Nationa! %ureau o) Investiation #N%I$
&ondu&ted a test=/uy in the pre,ises o) %atistis, and there/y &on)ir,ed that he 3as a&tive!y
enaed in the ,anu)a&ture, sa!e and distri/ution o) &ounter)eit Fundador /randy produ&ts.
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<pon app!i&ation o) the N%I aents /ased on the positive resu!ts o) the test=/uy,
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Jude 0ntonio
(. Euenio, Jr. o) the (ani!a R"C issued on De&e,/er 20, 200* Sear&h 5arrant No. 0*=2+26,
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authori9in the sear&h o) the pre,ises o) %atistis !o&ated at No.*66' Ony; St., San 0ndres
%u-id, Sta. 0na, (ani!a. "he sear&h yie!ded 20 e,pty Car!os I /ott!es, *0 e,pty /ott!es o) %!a&-
6a/e! 3his-ey, t3o e,pty /ott!es o) Johnny 5a!-er S3in, an e,pty /ott!e o) Re,y (artin >O,
an e,pty /ott!e o) Cha/ot, 2'* e,pty 8undador /ott!es, *63 /o;es o) 8undador, a ha!) sa&- o)
8undador p!asti& &aps, t3o )i!!ed /ott!es o) 8undador /randy, and eiht &artons o) e,pty Jose
Cuervo /ott!es.
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"he O))i&e o) the City Prose&utor o) (ani!a )or,a!!y &hared %atistis in the R"C in (ani!a 3ith
t3o separate o))enses, na,e!y, in)rine,ent o) trade,ar- and un)air &o,petition, throuh the
)o!!o3in in)or,ation, to 3it?
"hat on or a/out De&e,/er 20, 200*, in the City o) (ani!a, Phi!ippines, the said a&&used, /ein
then in possession o) t3o hundred )orty one #2'*$ e,pty 8undador /ott!es, one hundred si;ty
three 8undador /o;es, one ha!) #*@2$ sa&- o) 8undador p!asti& &aps, and t3o #2$ 8undador /ott!es
3ith intention o) de&eivin and de)raudin the pu/!i& in enera! and 0!!ied Do,e&: Spirits and
5ines and 0!!ied Do,e&: Phi!ippines, In&. represented /y 0tty. 6eonardo P. Sa!vador, a
&orporation du!y orani9ed and e;istin under the !a3s o) the Repu/!i& o) the Phi!ippines and
enaed in ,anu)a&turin o) 8undador %randy under !i&ense o) Pedro Do,e&:, S.0. Cadi9,
Spain, and@or &opyriht o3ner o) the said produ&t, did then and there 3i!)u!!y, un!a3)u!!y and
)e!onious!y reprodu&e, se!! and o))er )or sa!e, 3ithout prior authority and &onsent o) said
,anu)a&turin &o,pany, the a&&used ivin their o3n !o3 :ua!ity produ&t the enera!
appearan&e and other )eatures o) the oriina! 8undador %randy o) the said ,anu)a&turin
&o,pany 3hi&h 3ou!d /e !i-e!y indu&e the pu/!i& to /e!ieve that the said )a-e 8undador %randy
reprodu&ed and@or so!d are the rea! 8undador %randy produ&ed or distri/uted /y the 0!!ied
Do,e&: Spirits and 5ines 6i,ited, <.A. and 0!!ied Do,e&: Phi!ippines, In&. to the da,ae and
pre7udi&e o) the !atter and the pu/!i&.
Contrary to !a3.
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5ith %atistis p!eadin not ui!ty on June 3, 2003,
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the R"C pro&eeded to tria!. On January 23,
2006, the R"C )ound %atistis ui!ty /eyond reasona/!e dou/t o) in)rine,ent o) trade,ar- and
un)air &o,petition, vi9?
0CCORDINB6C, this Court )inds the a&&used J<NO %0"IS"IS Bui!ty %eyond Reasona/!e
Dou/t o) the &ri,e o) Dio!ation o) Se&tion *++ o) the Inte!!e&tua! Property Code and here/y
senten&es hi, to su))er the pena!ty o) i,prison,ent o) "5O #2$ CE0RS and to pay a )ine o)
8I8"C "EO<S0ND #P+0,000.00$ PESOS.
"his Court !i-e3ise )inds a&&used J<NO %0"IS"IS Bui!ty %eyond Reasona/!e Dou/t o) the
&ri,e o) Dio!ation o) Se&tion *6. #si&$ pena!ty o) i,prison,ent o) "5O #2$ CE0RS and to pay
a )ine o) 8I8"C "EO<S0ND #Php+0,000.00$ PESOS.
0&&used is )urther ordered to inde,ni)y the private &o,p!ainant the su, o) "5EN"C=8IDE
#Php2+,000.00$ PESOS as a&tua! da,aes.
"he )o!!o3in ite,s re&overed )ro, the pre,ises o) the a&&used and su/7e&t o) the &ase are
here/y ordered destroyed, pursuant to e;istin ru!es and reu!ations?
"3enty #20$ e,pty Car!os * /ott!es
"en #*0$ %!a&- 6a/e! e,pty /ott!es
"3o #2$ e,pty /ott!es o) Jhonny #si&$ 5a!-er S3in
One#*$ e,pty /ott!e o) Re,y (artin >O
One #*$ e,pty /ott!e o) Cha/ot
"3o hundred )orty=one #2'*$ e,pty 8undador /ott!es
One hundred si;ty=three #*63$ 8undador /o;es
One ha!) #*@2 sa&- o) 8undador p!asti& &aps, and
"3o #2$ )i!!ed 8undador /ott!es
Eiht #.$ /o;es o) e,pty Jose Cuervo /ott!es
5I"E COS"S 0B0INS" 0CC<SED
SO ORDERED.
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%atistis appea!ed to the C0, 3hi&h, on Septe,/er *3, 2002, a))ir,ed his &onvi&tion )or
in)rine,ent o) trade,ar-, /ut a&:uitted hi, o) un)air &o,petition,
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disposin?
5EERE8ORE, pre,ises &onsidered, the 0ppea! o) 0ppe!!ant J<NO %0"IS"IS is here/y
P0R"I066C BR0N"ED. "he &ha!!ened De&ision is 088IR(ED in so )ar as the &hare aainst
hi, )or Dio!ation o) Se&tion *++ o) the Inte!!e&tua! Property Code is &on&erned.
Eo3ever, )or )ai!ure o) the prose&ution to prove to a ,ora! &ertainty the ui!t o) the said
0ppe!!ant, )or vio!ation o) Se&tion *6. o) the sa,e &ode a 7ud,ent o) 0CF<I""06 is here/y
rendered in his )avor.
SO ORDERED.
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0)ter the C0 denied his ,otion )or re&onsideration, %atistis /rouht this appea!.
Issue
%atistis &ontends that?
"EE REBION06 "RI06 CO<R" ERRED IN CONDIC"INB "EE 0CC<SED ON "EE
%0SIS O8 "EE SE68=SERDINB 088ID0DI"S 0ND "ES"I(ONIES O8 "EE PO6ICE
O88ICERS 5EO COND<C"ED "EE R0ID ON "EE EO<SE O8 "EE 0CC<SED.
Ee su/,its that the on!y dire&t proo)s o) his ui!t 3ere the se!)=servin testi,onies o) the N%I
raidin tea,G that he 3as not present durin the sear&hG that one o) the N%I raidin aents )ai!ed
to i,,ediate!y identi)y hi, in &ourtG and that aside )ro, the t3o /ott!es o) 8undador /randy, the
rest o) the &on)is&ated ite,s 3ere not )ound in his house.
Ru!in
"he petition )or revie3 has no ,erit.
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0ppea! &on)ined on!y to Fuestions o) 6a3
Pursuant to Se&tion 3,
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Ru!e *22, and Se&tion 1,
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Ru!e '+, o) the Rules of Court, the revie3 on
appea! o) a de&ision in a &ri,ina! &ase, 3herein the C0 i,poses a pena!ty other than death,
re&!usion perpetua, or !i)e i,prison,ent, is /y petition )or revie3 on certiorari.
0 petition )or revie3 on certiorari raises on!y :uestions o) !a3. Se&. *, Ru!e '+, Ru!es o) Court,
e;p!i&it!y so provides, vi9?
Se&tion *. Filing of petition with Supreme Court.H0 party desirin to appea! /y &ertiorari )ro, a
7ud,ent, )ina! order or reso!ution o) the Court o) 0ppea!s, the Sandian/ayan, the Court o) "a;
0ppea!s, the Reiona! "ria! Court or other &ourts, 3henever authori9ed /y !a3, ,ay )i!e 3ith the
Supre,e Court a veri)ied petition )or revie3 on certiorari. "he petition ,ay in&!ude an
app!i&ation )or a 3rit o) pre!i,inary in7un&tion or other provisiona! re,edies and sha!! raise on!y
:uestions o) !a3, 3hi&h ,ust /e distin&t!y set )orth. "he petitioner ,ay see- the sa,e provisiona!
re,edies /y veri)ied ,otion )i!ed in the sa,e a&tion or pro&eedin at any ti,e durin its
penden&y.
0&&ordin!y, 3e re7e&t the appea! )or the )o!!o3in reasons?
8irst!y? "he petition )or revie3 rep!i&ates %atistis4 appe!!antIs /rie) )i!ed in the C0,
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a true
indi&ation that the errors he su/,its )or our revie3 and reversa! are those he had attri/uted to the
R"C. Ee there/y rests his appea! on his rehashed aru,ents that the C0 a!ready dis&arded. Eis
appea! is, there)ore, i,proper, &onsiderin that his petition )or revie3 on &ertiorari shou!d raise
on!y the errors &o,,itted /y the C0 as the appe!!ate &ourt, not the errors o) the R"C.
Se&ond!y? %atistis4 assined errors stated in the petition )or revie3 on &ertiorari re:uire a re=
appre&iation and re=e;a,ination o) the tria! eviden&e. 0s su&h, they raise issues evidentiary and
)a&tua! in nature. "he appea! is dis,issi/!e on that /asis, /e&ause, one, the petition )or revie3
there/y vio!ates the !i,itation o) the issues to on!y !ea! :uestions, and, t3o, the Court, not /ein
a trier o) )a&ts, 3i!! not distur/ the )a&tua! )indins o) the C0, un!ess they 3ere ,ista-en, a/surd,
spe&u!ative, &on)!i&tin, tainted 3ith rave a/use o) dis&retion, or &ontrary to the )indins
rea&hed /y the &ourt o) oriin.
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5hether a :uestion o) !a3 or a :uestion o) )a&t is invo!ved is e;p!ained in %e!i&a v. %e!i&a?
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;;; JtKhere e;ists a :uestion o) !a3 3hen there is dou/t on 3hat the !a3 app!i&a/!e to a &ertain
set o) )a&ts is. Fuestions o) )a&t, on the other hand, arise 3hen there is an issue reardin the
truth or )a!sity o) the state,ent o) )a&ts. Fuestions on 3hether &ertain pie&es o) eviden&e shou!d
/e a&&orded pro/ative va!ue or 3hether the proo)s presented /y one party are &!ear, &onvin&in
and ade:uate to esta/!ish a proposition are issues o) )a&t. Su&h :uestions are not su/7e&t to
revie3 /y this Court. 0s a enera! ru!e, 3e revie3 &ases de&ided /y the C0 on!y i) they invo!ve
:uestions o) !a3 raised and distin&t!y set )orth in the petition.
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"hird!y? "he )a&tua! )indins o) the R"C, its &a!i/ration o) the testi,onies o) the 3itnesses, and
its assess,ent o) their pro/ative 3eiht are iven hih respe&t, i) not &on&!usive e))e&t, un!ess
&oent )a&ts and &ir&u,stan&es o) su/stan&e, 3hi&h i) &onsidered, 3ou!d a!ter the out&o,e o) the
&ase, 3ere inored, ,is&onstrued or ,isinterpreted.
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"o a&&ord 3ith the esta/!ished do&trine o) )ina!ity and /indinness o) the tria! &ourt4s )indins o)
)a&t, 3e do not distur/ su&h )indins o) )a&t o) the R"C, parti&u!ar!y a)ter their a))ir,an&e /y the
C0, )or %atistis, as appe!!ant, did not su))i&ient!y prove any e;traordinary &ir&u,stan&e
7usti)yin a departure )ro, su&h do&trine.
2.
8indins o) )a&t 3ere even &orre&t
0 revie3 o) the de&ision o) the C0, assu,in that the appea! is per,issi/!e, even indi&ates that
/oth the R"C and the C0 &orre&t!y appre&iated the eviden&e aainst the a&&used, and &orre&t!y
app!ied the pertinent !a3 to their )indins o) )a&t.
0rti&!e *++ o) the Inte!!e&tua! Property Code identi)ies the a&ts &onstitutin in)rine,ent o)
trade,ar-, vi9?
Se&tion *++. Re,ediesG In)rine,ent. H 0ny person 3ho sha!!, 3ithout the &onsent o) the
o3ner o) the reistered ,ar-?
*++.*. <se in &o,,er&e any reprodu&tion, &ounter)eit, &opy, or &o!ora/!e i,itation o) a
reistered ,ar- or the sa,e &ontainer or a do,inant )eature thereo) in &onne&tion 3ith the sa!e,
o))erin )or sa!e, distri/ution, advertisin o) any oods or servi&es in&!udin other preparatory
steps ne&essary to &arry out the sa!e o) any oods or servi&es on or in &onne&tion 3ith 3hi&h
su&h use is !i-e!y to &ause &on)usion, or to &ause ,ista-e, or to de&eiveG or
*++.2. Reprodu&e, &ounter)eit, &opy or &o!ora/!y i,itate a reistered ,ar- or a do,inant )eature
thereo) and app!y su&h reprodu&tion, &ounter)eit, &opy or &o!ora/!e i,itation to !a/e!s, sins,
prints, pa&-aes, 3rappers, re&epta&!es or advertise,ents intended to /e used in &o,,er&e upon
or in &onne&tion 3ith the sa!e, o))erin )or sa!e, distri/ution, or advertisin o) oods or servi&es
on or in &onne&tion 3ith 3hi&h su&h use is !i-e!y to &ause &on)usion, or to &ause ,ista-e, or to
de&eive, sha!! /e !ia/!e in a &ivi! a&tion )or in)rine,ent /y the reistrant )or the re,edies
hereina)ter set )orth? Provided, "hat the in)rine,ent ta-es p!a&e at the ,o,ent any o) the a&ts
stated in Su/se&tion *++.* or this su/se&tion are &o,,itted reard!ess o) 3hether there is a&tua!
sa!e o) oods or servi&es usin the in)rinin ,ateria!.
Earvey "an, Operations (anaer o) Pedro Do,e&:, S.0. 3hose tas- invo!ved the dete&tion o)
&ounter)eit produ&ts in the Phi!ippines, testi)ied that the sei9ed 8undador /randy, 3hen &o,pared
3ith the enuine produ&t, revea!ed severa! &hara&teristi&s o) &ounter)eitin, na,e!y? #a$ the
%ureau o) Interna! Revenue #%IR$ sea! !a/e! atta&hed to the &on)is&ated produ&ts did not re)!e&t
the 3ord tunay 3hen he )!ashed a /!a&- !iht aainst the %IR !a/e!G #/$ the Lta,per evident rinL
on the &on)is&ated ite, did not &ontain the 3ord 8undadorG and #&$ the 3ord 8undador on the
!a/e! 3as printed )!at 3ith sharper edes, un!i-e the raised, a&tua!!y e,/ossed, and )ine!y printed
enuine 8undador trade,ar-.
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"here is no :uestion, there)ore, that %atistis e;erted the e))ort to ,a-e the &ounter)eit produ&ts
!oo- enuine to de&eive the un3ary pu/!i& into reardin the produ&ts as enuine. "he /uyin
pu/!i& 3ou!d /e easy to )a!! )or the &ounter)eit produ&ts due to their havin /een iven the
appearan&e o) the enuine produ&ts, parti&u!ar!y 3ith the di))i&u!ty o) dete&tin 3hether the
produ&ts 3ere )a-e or rea! i) the /uyers had no e;perien&e and the too!s )or dete&tion, !i-e /!a&-
!iht. Ee there/y in)rined the reistered 8undador trade,ar- /y the &o!ora/!e i,itation o) it
throuh app!yin the do,inant )eatures o) the trade,ar- on the )a-e produ&ts, parti&u!ar!y the
t3o /ott!es )i!!ed 3ith 8undador /randy.
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Eis a&ts &onstituted in)rine,ent o) trade,ar- as set
)orth in Se&tion *++, supra.
3.
Pena!ty I,posed shou!d /e an
Indeter,inate Pena!ty and 8ine
Se&tion *20 o) the Inte!!e&tua! Property Code provides the pena!ty )or in)rine,ent o) trade,ar-,
to 3it?
Se&tion *20. Penalties. = Independent o) the &ivi! and ad,inistrative san&tions i,posed /y !a3, a
&ri,ina! pena!ty o) i,prison,ent )ro, t3o #2$ years to )ive #+$ years and a )ine ranin )ro,
8i)ty thousand pesos #P+0,000$ to "3o hundred thousand pesos#P200,000$, sha!! /e i,posed on
any person 3ho is )ound ui!ty o) &o,,ittin any o) the a&ts ,entioned in Se&tion *++, Se&tion
*6. and Su/se&tion *61.*. #0rts. *.. and *.1, Revised Pena! Code$.
"he C0 a))ir,ed the de&ision o) the R"C i,posin the Lthe pena!ty o) i,prison,ent o) "5O #2$
CE0RS and to pay a )ine o) 8I8"C "EO<S0ND #P+0,000.00$ PESOS.L
5e ru!e that the pena!ty thus )i;ed 3as &ontrary to the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3,
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as
a,ended /y 0&t No. '22+. 5e ,odi)y the pena!ty.
Se&tion * o) the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3, as a,ended, provides?
Se&tion *. Eerea)ter, in i,posin a prison senten&e )or an o))ense punished /y the Revised Pena!
Code, or its a,end,ents, the &ourt sha!! senten&e the a&&used to an indeter,inate senten&e the
,a;i,u, ter, o) 3hi&h sha!! /e that 3hi&h, in vie3 o) the attendin &ir&u,stan&es, &ou!d /e
proper!y i,posed under the ru!es o) the said Code, and the ,ini,u, 3hi&h sha!! /e 3ithin the
rane o) the pena!ty ne;t !o3er to that pres&ri/ed /y the Code )or the o))enseG and i) the o))ense
is punished /y any other !a3, the &ourt sha!! senten&e the a&&used to an indeter,inate senten&e,
the ,a;i,u, ter, o) 3hi&h sha!! not e;&eed the ,a;i,u, )i;ed /y said !a3 and the ,ini,u,
sha!! not /e !ess than the ,ini,u, ter, pres&ri/ed /y the sa,e.
"he straiht pena!ty the C0 i,posed 3as &ontrary to the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3, 3hose
Se&tion * re:uires that the pena!ty o) i,prison,ent shou!d /e an indeter,inate senten&e.
0&&ordin to Spouses %a&ar v. Jude de Bu9,an,Jr.,
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the i,position o) an indeter,inate
senten&e 3ith ,a;i,u, and ,ini,u, periods in &ri,ina! &ases not e;&epted )ro, the &overae
o) the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3 pursuant to its Se&tion 2
2.
is ,andatory, vi9?
"he need )or spe&i)yin the ,ini,u, and ,a;i,u, periods o) the indeter,inate senten&e is to
prevent the unne&essary and e;&essive deprivation o) !i/erty and to enhan&e the e&ono,i&
use)u!ness o) the a&&used, sin&e he ,ay /e e;e,pted )ro, servin the entire senten&e, dependin
upon his /ehavior and his physi&a!, ,enta!, and ,ora! re&ord. "he re:uire,ent o) i,posin an
indeter,inate senten&e in a!! &ri,ina! o))enses 3hether punisha/!e /y the Revised Pena! Code or
/y spe&ia! !a3s, 3ith de)inite ,ini,u, and ,a;i,u, ter,s, as the Court dee,s proper 3ithin
the !ea! rane o) the pena!ty spe&i)ied /y the !a3 ,ust, there)ore, /e dee,ed ,andatory.
Indeed, the i,position o) an indeter,inate senten&e is ,andatory. 8or instan&e, in 0ron&i!!o v.
Court o) 0ppea!s,
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three persons 3ere prose&uted )or and )ound ui!ty o) i!!ea! )ishin #3ith the
use o) e;p!osives$ as de)ined in Se&tion 33, Presidentia! De&ree No. 20', as a,ended /y
Presidentia! De&ree No. *0+., )or 3hi&h the pres&ri/ed pena!ty 3as i,prison,ent )ro, 20 years
to !i)e i,prison,ent. "he tria! &ourt i,posed on ea&h o) the a&&used a straiht pena!ty o) 20
years i,prison,ent, and the C0 a))ir,ed the tria! &ourt. On appea!, ho3ever, this Court de&!ared
the straiht pena!ty to /e erroneous, and ,odi)ied it /y i,posin i,prison,ent ranin )ro, 20
years, as ,ini,u,, to 2+ years, as ,a;i,u,.
5e are a3are that an e;&eption 3as enun&iated in People v. Nang Kay,
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a prose&ution )or i!!ea!
possession o) )irear,s punished /y a spe&ia! !a3 #that is, Se&tion 2612, Revised 0d,inistrative
Code, as a,ended /y Co,,on3ea!th 0&t +6 and Repu/!i& 0&t No. '$ 3ith i,prison,ent o) not
!ess than )ive years nor ,ore than ten years. "here, the Court sustained the straiht pena!ty o)
)ive years and one day i,posed /y the tria! &ourt #Court o) 8irst Instan&e o) Ri9a!$ /e&ause the
app!i&ation o) the Indeter,inate Senten&e 6a3 3ou!d /e un)avora/!e to the a&&used /y
!enthenin his prison senten&e. Cet, 3e &annot app!y the Nang Kay e;&eption herein, even i)
this &ase 3as a prose&ution under a spe&ia! !a3 !i-e that in Nang Kay. 8irst!y, the tria! &ourt in
Nang Kay &ou!d 3e!! and !a3)u!!y have iven the a&&used the !o3est prison senten&e o) )ive
years /e&ause o) the ,itiatin &ir&u,stan&e o) his vo!untary p!ea o) ui!ty, /ut, herein, /oth the
tria! &ourt and the C0 did not have a si,i!ar &ir&u,stan&e to 7usti)y the !enity to3ards the
a&&used. Se&ond!y, the !are nu,/er o) 8undador arti&!es &on)is&ated )ro, his house #na,e!y,
2'* e,pty /ott!es o) 8undador, *63 8undador /o;es, a ha!) sa&- )u!! o) 8undador p!asti& &aps,
and t3o )i!!ed /ott!es o) 8undador %randy$ &!ear!y de,onstrated that %atistis had /een
&o,,ittin a rave e&ono,i& o))ense over a period o) ti,e, there/y deservin )or hi, the
indeter,inate, rather than the straiht and !o3er, pena!ty.
A$$ORDING%, 3e a))ir, the de&ision dated Septe,/er *3, 2002 rendered in C.0.=B.R. CR
No. 30312 entit!ed Peop!e o) the Phi!ippines v. Juno %atistis, /ut ,odi)y the pena!ty to
i,prison,ent ranin )ro, t3o years, as ,ini,u,, to three years, as ,a;i,u,, and a )ine o)
P+0,000.00.
"he a&&used sha!! pay the &osts o) suit.
SO ORDERED.