People v.

Orita
G.R. No. 88724, April 3,
1990 Medialdea, J. / KMD

SUBJ!" MA""R# !ri$i%al lia&ili'() *'a+e* o -o$$i**io%) *pe-ii- elo%ie*) rape

!AS SUMMAR#

% eople . ri'a, ri'a a* -o%i-'ed o r*'ra'ed rape, 5oeer '5e S! rled '5a' 5e *5old &e
-o%i-'ed o -o%*$$a'ed rape &e-a*e ri'a a-'all( a''ai%ed 5i* prpo*e a%d, ro$ '5a' $o$e%' al*o
all '5e e**e%'ial ele$e%'* o '5e oe%*e 5ae &ee% a--o$pli*5ed, '5* -o%*$$a'ed. "5e S! al*o
rled '5a' ll pe%e'ra'io% i* %o' e**e%'ial i% '5e -o%*$$a'io% o rape. ' i* al*o 5ardl( -o%-eia&le
5o '5e
r*'ra'ed *'a+e i% rape -a% eer &e -o$$i''ed.

D!"RNS#
AR". 336 When and how rape is committed   Rape i* -o$$i''ed &( 5ai%+ -ar%al %oled+e o a o$a%
%der a%( o '5e olloi%+ -ir-$*'a%-e*#
1. B( *i%+ or-e or i%'i$ida'io%)
2. 5e% '5e o$a% i* depried o rea*o% or o'5eri*e %-o%*-io*) a%d
3. 5e% '5e o$a% i* %der 'ele (ear* o a+e, ee% '5o+5 %ei'5er o '5e -ir-$*'a%-e*
$e%'io%ed i% '5e 'o %e:' pre-edi%+ para+rap5* *5all &e pre*e%'.

AR". ; Consummated, frustrated, and attempted felonies   !o%*$$a'ed elo%ie* a* ell a* '5o*e 5i-5
are r*'ra'ed a%d a''e$p'ed, are p%i*5a&le.
A elo%( i* -o%*$$a'ed 5e% all '5e ele$e%'* %e-e**ar( or i'* e:e-'io% a%d a--o$pli*5$e%' are
 pre*e%') a%d i' i* r*'ra'ed 5e% '5e oe%der peror$* all '5e a-'* o e:e-'io% 5i-5 old prod-e '5e
elo%( a* a -o%*e<e%-e &' 5i-5, %eer'5ele**, do %o' prod-e i' &( rea*o% o -a*e* i%depe%de%' o '5e
ill o '5e perpe'ra'or.

"5ere i* a% a''e$p' 5e% '5e oe%der -o$$e%-e* '5e -o$$i**io% o a elo%( dire-'l( &( oer' a-'*, a%d
doe* %o' peror$ all '5e a-'* o e:e-'io% 5i-5 *5old prod-e '5e elo%( &( rea*o% o *o$e -a*e or
a--ide%' o'5er '5a% 5i* o% *po%'a%eo* de*i*'a%-e.=

"5e re<i*i'e* o a r*'ra'ed elo%( are#

>1? '5a' '5e oe%der 5a* peror$ed all '5e a-'* o e:e-'io% 5i-5 old prod-e '5e elo%( a%d
>2? '5a' '5e elo%( i* %o' prod-ed de 'o -a*e* i%depe%de%' o '5e perpe'ra'or@* ill.

A!"S#
• !o$plai%a%', !ri*'i%a S. A&a(a% a* a 19(ear old -olle+e *'de%' i% Boro%+a%, a*'er% Sa$ar
5ile appella%' a* a 5ilippi%e !o%*'a&lar( >!? *oldier.
• % '5e earl( $or%i%+ o Mar-5 20, 1983, -o$plai%a%' *' arried a' 5er &oardi%+ 5o*e ro$ a
 par'( 5e% *o$e&od( 5eld 5er a%d poed a %ie 'o 5er %e-. Ce ordered 5er 'o +o p*'air* a%d
5e% '5e( rea-5ed '5e *e-o%d loor, 5e -o$$a%ded 5er 'o loo or a roo$. Upo% e%'eri%+ '5e
roo$, 5e '5e% ordered -o$plai%a%' 'o 'ae o 5er -lo'5e*. S-ared, *5e 'oo o 5er " *5ir'. "5e%
 5e plled o 5er &ra, pa%'* a%d pa%'(, Ce '5e% $o%'ed 5er appella%' &' -old %o' ll(
 pe%e'ra'e 5er *o 5e -o$$a%ded 5er 'o $o%' 5i$, alloi%+ o%l( a *$all par' a+ai%E o 5i* pe%i*
'o pe%e'ra'e i%'o 5er a+i%a.
• !o$plai%a%' da*5ed o' o '5e roo$ %aed a%d dar'ed r'5er 'o '5e $%i-ipal &ildi%+. a'.
Do%-era* a%d o'5er poli-e$e%, 5o ere i%*ide '5e &ildi%+ ope%ed '5e door a%d o%d
-o$plai%a%' %aed *i''i%+ o% '5e *'air* -r(i%+. "5e( &ro+5' 5er 'o '5e a*'er% Sa$ar roi%-ial
Co*pi'al 5ere *5e a* p5(*i-all( e:a$i%ed &( Dr. A&de, 5ile '5e re*' e%' 'o '5e &oardi%+
5o*e a%d *a *o$e&od( r%%i%+ aa(.
• Ba*ed o% '5e p5(*i-al e:a$i%a'io%#
o a'ie%' -a$e i% i% a *'a'e o *5o- 
o -ir-$*-ri&ed 5e$a'o$a a' a%'erior %e- 
o li%ear a&ra*io%* &elo le' &rea*'
o $l'iple pi%poi%' $ar* a' '5e &a-, a&ra*io%* a' &o'5 %ee*
o %o i*i&le a&ra*io%* or $ar* a' '5e peri%eal area or oer '5e la) er('5e$a'o* area*
%o'ed *rro%di%+ a+i%al orii-e, 'e%der) 5($e% i%'a-') %o la-era'io% >re*5 a%d old?)
e:a$i%i%+ i%+er -a% &arel( e%'er a%d i'5 dii-l'() a+i%al -a%al 'i+5') %o di*-5ar+e*
%o'ed.
"5e a--*ed a* -5ar+ed i'5 '5e -ri$e o r*'ra'ed rape &eore '5e Re+io%al "rial !or', Bra%-5 ,
Boro%+a%, a*'er% Sa$ar, a%d *e%'e%-ed 'o a% i$pri*o%$e%' o 10 (ear* a%d 1 da(, ri*io% Ma(or, a*
$i%i$$ 'o 12 (ear* ri*io% Ma(or, $a:i$$) 'o i%de$%i( !RS"NA S. ABAAN 5 4,000.00,
i'5o' *&*idiar( i$pri*o%$e%' i% -a*e o i%*ole%-(, a%d 'o pa( -o*'*.

"5e a--*ed a**ail* '5e 'e*'i$o%ie* o '5e i-'i$ a%d a'. Do%-era* &e-a*e '5e( *5o re$ara&le a%d
i'al i%-o%*i*'e%-ie* a%d i'* i%-redi&ili'( a$o%'i%+ 'o a&ri-a'io% a%d '5ereore -a*'ed do&' 'o i'* -a%dor,
'r'5 a%d alidi'(.

SSU/S#
1) WONthe
trialcourteredindisregardingthe
substantialinconsistencies inthe
testimonies ofthe witneses.

2) WONthe trialcourteredindeclaring that

the crime ofrustratedrape was commited by
the acused.>S?

CFDNG#

1. No, '5e trialcourtdidnoter indisregarding

the substantialinconsistencies inthe
testimonies ofthe witneses. '5e alle+ed i%-o%*i*'e%-ie*
reealed '5a' '5e( reer 'o 'riial i%-o%*i*'e%-ie* 5i-5 are %o' *i-ie%' 'o &lr or -a*' do&'
o% '5e i'%e**e*@ *'rai+5'orard
a''e*'a'io%*. ar ro$ &ei%+ &ad+e* o a&ri-a'io%, '5e i%-o%*i*'e%-ie* i% '5eir 'e*'i$o%ie* $a( i%
a-' &e *'iia&l( -o%*idered a* $a%ie*'a'io%* o 'r'5l%e** o% $a'erial poi%'*. "5e*e li''le
 deia'io%* al*o -o%ir$ '5a' '5e i'%e**e* 5ad %o' &ee% re5ear*ed. "5e $o*' -a%did i'%e**e*
$a( $ae $i*'ae* *o$e'i$e* &' *-5 5o%e*' lap*e* do %o' %e-e**aril( i$pair '5eir i%'ri%*i-
-redi&ili'( >eople . !a&a'o, G.R. No. F 37400, April 16, 1988, 1;0 S!RA 98?.

"5e -or' o%d %o -o+e%' rea*o% 'o depar' ro$ '5e ell*e''led rle '5a' '5e i%di%+* o a-' o
'5e 'rial -or' o% '5e -redi&ili'( o i'%e**e* *5old &e a--orded '5e 5i+5e*' re*pe-' &e-a*e i'
5a* '5e ada%'a+e o o&*eri%+ '5e de$ea%or o i'%e**e* a%d -a% di*-er% i a i'%e** i* 'elli%+
'5e 'r'5 >eople . Sa$*o%, G.R. No. 66620, A+*' 26, 1989?.

2. e*, '5e -5ar+e *5old &e rape, i%*'ead o r*'ra'ed rape. !learl(, i% '5e -ri$e o rape, ro$ '5e
$o$e%' '5e oe%der 5a* -ar%al %oled+e o 5i* i-'i$, 5e a-'all( a''ai%* 5i* prpo*e a
%d,
ro$ '5a' $o$e%' al*o all '5e e**e%'ial ele$e%'* o '5e oe%*e 5ae &ee% a--o$pli*5ed. No'5i%+
$ore i* le' 'o &e do%e &( '5e oe%der, &e-a*e 5e 5a* peror$ed '5e la*' a-' %e-e**ar( 'o
 prod-e '5e -ri$e. "5*, '5e elo%( i* -o%*$$a'ed. % a lo%+ li%e o -a*e* >eople . *-ar, 48
5il. 627) eople . Cer%a%de, 49 5il. 980) eople . Ro(era*, G.R. No. F 3188;, April 29,
1974, 6; S!RA ;;;) eople . A$ore*, G.R. No. F3299;, A+*' 21, 1974, 68 S!RA 606?, '5e
-or' 5ae *e' '5e %ior$ rle '5a' or '5e -o%*$$a'io% o rape, pere-' pe%e'ra'io% i* %o' e**e
%'ial. A%( pe%e'ra'io% o '5e e$ale or+a% &( '5e $ale or+a% i* *i-ie%'. %'r( o '5e la&ia or
lip* o '5e e$ale or+a%, i'5o' rp're o '5e 5($e% or la-era'io% o '5e a+i%a i* *i-ie%' 'o
arra%' -o%i-'io%.

 Ne-e**aril(, rape i* a''e$p'ed i '5ere i* %o pe%e'ra'io% o '5e e$ale or+a% >eople . "a(a&a, ;2
5il. 669) eople . Ra&ada%, e' al., 63 5il. ;94) U%i'ed S'a'e* . Gar-ia, 9 5il. 434? &e-a*e
%o' all a-'* o e:e-'io% a* peror$ed. "5e oe%der $erel( -o$$e%-ed '5e -o$$i**io% o a
elo%( dire-'l( &( oer' a-'*. "ai%+ i%'o a--o%' '5e %a're, ele$e%'* a%d $a%%er o e:e-'io%
o '5e
-ri$e o rape a%d ri*prde%-e o% '5e $a''er, i' i* 5ardl( -o%-eia&le 5o '5e r*'ra'ed *'a+e i%
rape -a% eer &e -o$$i''ed.

Decision of the Regional Trial Court is hereby MODIFIED. The accused Ceilito Orita is hereby
found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crie of rape and sentenced to reclusion perpetua as
!ell as to indenify the victi in the aount of P"#$###.##.