Professional Documents
Culture Documents
People V. Rubia
People V. Rubia
October 6, 1928
FACTS:
Floro Rubia, et.,al were charged with the crime of homicide for the death of
Pedro Suino. The aforementioned accused allegedly attacked and struck the
victim in the chest with an oar, strangled him, in the middle of the sea, as a
result of which, said victim died on the spot.
The defense alleges that Pedro Suino died of an electrical shock which is
contrary to the findings of the autopsy, whereby the health officer affirmed
that death was not produced by an electrical shock, but by strangling or
some other violent means.
This was corroborated by the statement of Pedro and Juan Delloro that while
they went about in their banca at about 2. o'clock in the afternoon in
question, they saw Pedro Suino in the defendants' boat, while Suino's banca
lay alongside of it; that Floro Rubia struck Suino in the chest with an oar and
Macario Teoxon strangled him, after which they lay in the bottom of their
boat, and remained out of sight because at that time it was thundering and
raining hard; and that the said witnesses were about 20 brazas from the
defendants' banca but they were afraid to go near it.
The trial court found the accused guilty of the crime homicide, and
considering the aggravating circumstances of deceit, uninhabited place and
abuse of superior strength, sentenced the accused to twenty years reclusion
temporal.
RULING:
Uninhabited Place