8/17/2019 #31 Bangayan Jr v Bangayan

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Bangayan Jr v Bangayan TOPIC: Double jeopardy has attached

DOCTRINE: Double jeopardy attaches ! the !ollo"ngele#ents are present: $%& a vald co#plant or

n!or#aton' $(& a court o! co#petent jursdcton' $)&the de!endant had pleaded to the charge' and $*& thede!endant "as ac+utted, or convcted or the caseaganst h# "as ds#ssed or other"se ter#nated"thout hs e-press consent

./CT0:%1 Case ste##ed !ro# a co#plant2a3davt 4led

by respondent accusng pettoners o! havngco##tted the cr#e o! bga#y

(1 Pettoner both pleaded not gulty to the chargeaganst the#, and the prosecuton presentedther evdence

)1 Benja#n 4led a de#urrer to evdence, prayngthat the cr#nal case !or bga#y aganst h# beds#ssed !or !alure o! the prosecuton topresent su3cent evdence o! hs gult1 RTCgranted the sa#e and ds#ssed the caseaganst h#

*1 Respondent elevated the case to the C/ va apetton !or certorar1 C/ granted the petton

I005E60:%1 7hether or not the C/ volated the pettoner8s

rght aganst double jeopardy2 9es

R5IN;:%1 / de#urrer to evdence s 4led a!ter the

prosecuton has rested ts case and the tralcourt s re+ured to evaluate "hether theevdence presented by the prosecuton s

su3cent enough to "arrant the convcton o! the accused beyond reasonable doubt1 I! granted, such ds#ssal o! the case s one on the#erts, "hch s e+uvalent to the ac+uttal o! the accused1

a1 7ell2establshed s the rule that the Courtcannot reve" an order grantng thede#urrer to evdence and ac+uttng theaccused on the ground o! nsu3cency o! evdence because to do so "ll place theaccused n double jeopardy1

(1 In ths case, all !our ele#ents o! double jeopardyare doubtless present1 There!ore, the C/ erred nreversng the tral courts order ds#ssng thecase aganst the pettoners because t placedthe# n double jeopardy

)1 /n ac+uttal by vrtue o! a de#urrer to evdences not appealable but t #ay be subject to reve"by a petton !or certorar under Rule