2. People v. Estoista

1. People v. Estoista G.R. No. L-5793 | August 27, 1953 Art.19 – Cruel, Degrading or n!u"an #unis!"ent

$a%ts& 'stoista (as )or a%*uitted )or !o"i%ide t!roug! re%+less i"ruden%e and %oni%ted )or illegal ossession o) rear" under one in)or"ation /0 t!e C$ o) Lanao. !e rear" (it! (!i%! t!e aellant (as %!arged (it! !aing in !is ossession (as a rie and /elonged to !is )at!er, runo 'stoista, (!o !eld a legal er"it )or it. $at!er and son lie 4 in t!e sa"e !ouse, a little distan%e )ro" a 27!e%tare estate /elonging to t!e )a"il0 (!i%! (as artl0 %oered (it! %ogon grass, tall (eeds and se%ond gro(t! trees. $ro" a sot in t!e lantation 1 to 12 "eters )ro" t!e !ouse, t!e de)endant too+ a s!ot at a (ild rooster and !it Diragon Di"a, a la /orer o) t!e )a"il0 (!o (as setting a tra )or (ild %!i%+ens and (!ose resen%e (as not er%eied /0 t!e a%%used. 'stoista is assailing !is %oni%tion sa0ing t!at t!e 5-1 0ears enalt0 )or t!e illegal ossession o) rear"s rear"s is %ruel and e6%essie. ssue& oN t!e 5-1 0ears enalt0 )or t!e illegal ossession o) rear"s is e6%essie. 8eld& t is o) t!e %ourts oinion t!at %onne"ent )ro" 5 to 1 0ears )or ossessing or %arr0ing rear" is not %ruel or unusual, !aing due regard to t!e realent %onditions (!i%! t!e la( rooses to suress or %ur/. !e ra"ant la(lessness against roert0, erson, and een t!e er0 se%urit0 o)  t!e Goern"ent, dire%tl0 tra%ea/le in large "easure to ro"is%uous %arr0ing and and use use o) o(e o(er) r)ul ul (ea (eaon ons, s, :ust :usti) i)0 0 i"r i"ris ison on"e "ent nt (!i% (!i%! ! in nor nor"al "al %ir%u"stan%es %ir%u"stan%es "ig!t aear e6%essie. e6%essie. ) i"rison"ent )ro" 5 to 1 0ears is out o) roortion to t!e resent %ase in ie( o) %ertain %ir%u"stan%es, t!e la( is not to /e de%lared un%onstitutional )or t!is reason. !e %onstitutionalit0 o) an a%t o) t!e legislature is not to /e :udged in t!e lig!t o)  e6%e e6%etio tional nal %ases. %ases. ;"all ;"all transg transgre ressor ssors s )or (!i%! (!i%! t!e !ea0 !ea0 net (as not sread are, li+e s"all s!es, /ound to /e %aug!t, and it is to "eet su%! a situation as t!is t!at %ourts are adised to "a+e a re%o""endation to t!e C!ie) '6e%utie )or %le"en%0 or redu%tion o) t!e enalt0.