Digests
Digests
RULING: The Supreme Court found Huntoria to be an PEOPLE v. OANIS / G.R. No. L-47722 / July 27, 1943
unreliable witness. Huntoria admitted during cross-
examination that he cannot determine the group of people FACTS: Policemen, Antonio Oanis and Alberto Galanta,
stabbing t he deceased. He failed to point definitely that received information regarding whe reabouts of the criminal
appellant also did the crime. As stated in Arts. 3 and 4 of the Anselmo Balagtas who is with Irene Requinea. Once, on t he
Revised Penal Code, for one to be criminally liable, an act location, Oanis and Galanta found a man with his back
should be committed. The SC found no sufficient proof that towards and started sho oting him. The man found to be
appellant has acted. Lastly, the SC found Huntoria was an Serapio Tecson, Requinea s paramour. Oanis and Galanta
interested witness as he was also the tenant of the deceased. gave the trial court contradictory testimonies which they did
His testimony was sought to ingratiate himself with the not believe and held them guilty of homicide through reckless
deceased s family. The SC found appellant s guilt not proven imprudence.
by reasonable doubt thus acquitting him.
ISSUE: Whether Oanis and Galanta was guilty.
HELD: NO. Regional Trial Court Judge Silverio Q. Castillo is ISSUE: Whether Marasigan should be allowed to be given a
FINED P10,000 with a STERN WARNING that a repetition of new trial based on his contention.
the same or similar acts will be dealt with more severely
RULING: The Supreme Court ruled that the offended party is
The law requires that: not obliged to offer himself to surigical operation. It does not
(a) the offender is a judge; matter whether the finer can be used again but the fact that
(b) he renders a judgment in a case submitted to him for his fin gered as rendered useless because of Marasigan s act.
decision; The SC denied Marasigan s petition
(c) the judgment is unjust;
(d) he knew that said judgment is unjust