Case Digest Alvarez Vs Ramirez

 

ALVAREZ vs. RAMIREZ

GR No.143439 October 14, 2005 FACTS: Respondent Susn R!"re# $s t%e co!p&"n"n' $"tness "n  cr"!"n& cse or rson pend"n' be(ore t%e RTC. T%e ccused $s pe))oner *+"!o A A&re#, &re#, strn' strn'ed ed %usbnd o( -spern# A&re#, s"ster o( respondent. On une 21, 1999, -spern# A&re# $s c&&ed to t%e $"tness st stnd nd s t%e /rst $"tness '"nst pe))oner, pe))oner, %er %usbnd. e))oner /&ed /&e d  !o)on to d"su&"( -spern# (ro! tes)("n' '"nst %"! pursunt to Ru&e 130 o( t%e Re"sed Ru&es o( Court on !r"t& d"su&"/c)on. Respondent /&ed n oppos")on to t%e !o)on. end"n' reso&u)on o( t%e !o)on, t%e tr"& court d"rected t%e prosecu)on to proceed proceed $"t% t%e present)on present)on o( t%e ot%er $"tnesses. On Septe!ber 2, 1999, t%e tr"& court "ssued t%e ues)oned Order d"su&"("n' -spern# A&r A&re# e# (ro! (urt%er tes)("n' nd de&e)n' %er tes)!on tes)!on (ro! t%e records. T%e prosecu)on /&ed  !o)on ((or or recons"der)on but $s $s den"ed "n t%e ot%er ss"&ed Order dt dted ed October 19, 1999. T%"s pro!pt pro!pted ed respondent to /&e $"t% t%e Court o( Appe&s  pe))on (or cer)orr" ce r)orr" $"t% pp&"c)on (or pre&"!"nr "nunc)on nd te!porr restr"n"n' order. order. On * 31, 2000, t%e Appe&&te Court rendered  ec"s"on nu&&"("n' nd sen' s"de t%e ss"&ed Orders "ssued b t%e tr"& court. 6ence, t%"s pe))on (or re"e$ on cer)orr". 7SS8-: %et%er or not -spern# -spern# cn tes)( tes)( oer t%e ob obec)on ec)on o( %er estr estrn'ed n'ed %usbnd on t%e t%e 'round o( !r"t& pr""&e'e. 6-: ;es, -spern# ! tes)( oer t%e obec)on o( %er %usbnd. T%e d"su&"/c)on o(  $"tness b reson o( !rr"'e under Sec. 22, Ru&e 130 o( t%e Re"sed Ru&es o( Court %s "ts e+cep)ons s $%ere t%e !r"t& re&)ons re so str"ned t%t t%ere "s no !ore %r!on to be presered. T%e cts o( t%e pe))oner st!p out && !or spects o( !r"t& &"(e. On t%e ot%er %nd, t%e Stte %s n "nterest "n pun"s%"n' t%e 'u"&t nd e+oner)n' t%e "nnocent, nd !ust %e t%e r"'%t to o =AR-> s. RA*7R-> FACTS: *+"!o A&re A&re## "s ccused o( Arson (or sen' on /re t%e %ouse o( %"s s"ster?"n?&$ s"ster ?"n?&$ @ Susn R!"re#. Susn R!"re#, t%e Respondent, c&&ed on -spern# @ t%e estrn'ed $"(e o( *+"!o $%o %s been seprted de (cto (ro! %"! (or  !ont%s, to tes)( '"nst %"!. e))oner A&re# "n")&& d"d not r"se n obec)on. 7n t%e course o( -spern#Bs -spern#Bs d"rect tes)!on '"nst pe))oner, pe))oner, t%e &er s%o$ed Duncontro&&ed Duncontro&&ed e!o)ons, pro!p)n' t%e tr"& ud'e to suspend suspend t%e proceed"n's. T%en, pe))oner, t%rou'% counse&, /&ed  !o)on to d"su&"( -spern# -spern#  (ro! tes)("n' '"nst %"! pursunt to t%e ru&e on !r"t& d"su&"/c)on. Respondent /&ed n oppos")on to t%e !o)on. end"n' reso&u)on o( t%e !o)on, t%e tr"& court d"rected t%e prosecu)on to proceed $"t% t%e present)on o( t%e ot%er $"tnesses. RTC ru&e "n (or o( A&re#. A''r"eed, R!"re# sou'%t nu&&"/c)on o( t%e RTC ru&"n' " Cer)orr". CA 'rnted cer)orr". 6ence, t%"s pe))on (or re"e$ on cer)orr".  7SS8-: %et%er -spern# A&re# cn tes)( '"nst %er %usbnd "n s"d Cr"!"n& Cse. 6-: Sec)on 22, Ru&e 130 o( t%e Re"sed Ru&es o( Court pro"des: DSec. 22. "su&"/c)on b reson o( !rr"'e. @ ur"n' t%e"r !rr"'e, ne"t%er t%e %usbnd nor t%e $"(e ! tes)( (or or '"nst t%e ot%er $"t%out t%e consent o( t%e 