trial memorandum for Prosecution

Re publ i coft hePhi l i ppi ne s Four t hJudi ci alRegi on REGI GI ONALTRI AL COU OURT RT Br anc h711,Bat angasCi t y

REPUBLI C OF THE PHI LI PPI NES Pl ai nt i ff,

 

CRI M.CASE NO.  TG123456

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MANDO RUGAS   Acc use d  xx

 TRI ALMEMORANDUM

 ThePe opl e ,t hr ough t heunder s i gne dc ouns el ,unt ot hi s Honor abl e Cour tmo mostr es pec t f ul l y submi tand pr es entt hi s Memo mor andum i nt heabov et i t l edcaseandav ert hat :

NARR RRATI ON OF OF EVENTS 1.Her e i n Accus ed,Mando Rugas ,wasabl et oma managehi s l i f ef or 25 y ear s as a co uc h pot at o who def r ay hi s expenseswi wi t h pr oceedsf r om t het r ustf und es t abl i shed  byhi si ndus t r i ouspar e nt s; 2.Whi l ebr owsi ngi n Facebuko,asoci alnet wor ki ngsi t e,he came meacr osst hepr ofil eofKi mchi eJapcheandt her eaf t er sentheracont actr equest ;

3.On t he ot he r hand, Ki mc he,t hr ough t he pr omi se of Mando t o gi v e her a l i f ei n par adi se ,acce ded t ot he marr i agepr oposalofMando.Ther eaf t er ,t heygotmar r i ed ont hef at ef uldayofOct ober24,2014.

4.Thesai dpr omi seofal i f ei nparadi seneve rhappenedand Ki mi c hi e ’ sl i f e wi t h Mando bec ame wor s t bec ause he r emai nedasacouch pot at o,whoj ustl i esi nf r ontofhi s  TV whi l epl ayi ngwi t hhi sl apt op.Mandoonl ynot i c edher ever yt i mehef eel shungryandhef eel sl i kehavi ngcar nal ac c es sofhe r .

5.A y e ara f t e rt hepar t i e s ’we ddi ng ,t he yhadt r i pl e t sbyt he namesCl ot ho,Laches i sandAt r opos;

6.Ki mc hi e ’ sl i f e bec ame way mor e awf ulwhe n Mando’ s t r us tf und was depl e t ed and at t he same t i me, he dev el opedal i ki ngf ordr ugst hatdr ov ehi m mad.Mando,  who i st he n so des pe r at et os at i s f y hi s dr ug addi c t i on, s ol dt he i rc hi l dr e nt odi ffe r e ntbuy e r s ;

7.Cl ot howassol dt oKi mt hepi mp,Lachesi st oRachel ,and o r g a nss e l l e ra ndAt r o po s ,t oMag gi e ,abar r e nwi f e ;

8.Upon knowl edgeoft hi shor r i bl edeedofMando,Ki mchi e i mmedi at el y caused hi s ar r e s t and c har ge d hi m an i nf ormat i on f or vi ol at i on ofSect i on 4 ofRA 9208,as amended by RA 10364,fil ed bef or et he Bat angas Ci t y RTC Br anc h711;

9.TheI nf or mat i on f ur t heral l eg ed t hatt heTr affic ki ngwas Qual i fied bec ause t he vi ct i ms ar e chi l dr en,t he par ent commi t t e d t he offens e and final l y ,t he c r i me was c ommi t t e di nal ar g es c al e ; Hence ,t hefil i ngoft hi si nst antMemor andum.

SOLEI SSUE  Whe t herornotAcc used Mando i s gui l t y oft he t i on4 ofRA 9208,asamended by  v i ol at i on ofSec RA10364.

 ARGUMENT Fort her easonst hatwi l lbedi sc uss edbel ow,Acc use d Mando l t yf i o n4o f mus tbehe l d gui r o mt hec har g eofv i o l at i o no fSect RA 9208,asamendedbyRA 10364char ge dagai nsthi m.The Pr ose cut i on, l ead by under si gned pr ose cut or , was abl et o es t abl i sh bey ond r eas onabl e doubt as wel las wi t h mor al cer t ai nt yt he r equi si t es of t he cr i me char ged agai nst t he accused.

DI SCUSSI ON I . A vi ol at i onofSect i on4 ofRA 10364 agai nstt heAcc usedwaspr oven beyondr easonabl edoubt ; Sec t i on4ofRA 9208,asamendedbyRA 10364pr ov i des t hedi ffer entAct swhi ch const i t ut eTr afficki ngi n Per sons.I n t hepr esentcase,AccusedMando,bei ngsodesper at et osat i sf y hi s undyi ng addi ct i on t o Dr ugs, wi l l f ul l y , unl awf ul l y and f el oni ousl ysol dhi schi l dr en t oaPi mp,an Or gan Sel l eranda Bar r e nWi f e .Thi sde e doft heac c us e di sac l e arv i o l at i o noft he af or e me nt i o ne de s pe c i all a w,s pe c i fic al l ySe c t i on4;   –I ts hal lbe “SEC.4 . ct  A sofTr affi cki ng i n Per sons. unl awf ulf oranyper son,nat ur alorj ur i di cal ,t ocommi t anyo ft hef ol l o wi ngac t s :  xxx “ ( h)T or e c r ui t ,hi r e ,adopt ,t r a ns por t ,t r a ns f e r ,o bt ai n, har bor , mai nt ai n, pr ovi de, offer ,r ece i ve or abduct a pe r s o n,byme ansoft hr e ato rus eoff o r c e ,f r aud,de c e i t ,

 vi ol ence ,coer c i on,or i nt i mi dat i on f or t he pur pose of r e mo v alo rs a l eo fo r g a nso fs ai dpe r s o n;  xxx “ ( k) To r ecr ui t ,t r ansport , har bor , obt ai n, t r ansf er , mai nt ai n,hi r e ,o ffe r ,pr o v i de ,ado ptorr e c e i v eac hi l df or pur posesofexpl oi t at i on ort r adi ng t hem,i ncl udi ng but no tl i mi t e dt o,t heac to fbar i ngand/o rse l l i ngac hi l df o r any c ons i der at i on or f or bar t er f or pur pose s of expl oi t at i on.Tr afficki ng f or pur poses ofexpl oi t at i on of c hi l dr e ns hal li nc l ude : “ ( 2)The use,pr ocur i ng or offer i ng ofa chi l df or pr o s t i t ut i o n,f o rt hepr o duc t i o no fpo r no gr aphy ,o r f orpornographi cper f ormances; ”  Asabov es t at edi nt hef act s,oneoft hec hi l dr en,Cl ot ho,  wassol dt oacer t ai n Ji m whoi saPi mp,whi c hi sconsi de r ed aso newhopr o v i de se i t he rg r a t i fic at i o no rsat i s f ac t i o nf o rt he ( 1) l us to fo t he r s . Si mpl yput ,si nceCl ot howassol di n aper son engaged i n a busi ness of pr ovi di ng sat i sf act i on f or ot her peopl e’ sl ust ,i ti s beyond r easonabl e doubtt hat t he sai d t r afficki ng i sf or t he pur pose ofexpl oi t at i on or offer i ng t he c hi l df orpr os t i t ut i on.  Anot he rc hi l d,Lac hes i s,wass ol dt oac er t ai nRac helwhoi s an or gans sel l er .Ther ei s no r oom f oruncer t ai nt yt hatt he t r afficki ngmadei sf ort hepur poseofr emovalorsal eofor gans o ft hev i c t i m,ac l e arv i o l at i o no fSe c4,ParH o fRA10364. I I . Thesai dvi ol at i onsare consi der edasQual i fied Tr affi cki ngi nPer sons  Asamende dbyRA10364,Se c6t he r eofpr ovi de sf or t he i ns t ance s when t he vi ol at i ons of Sec t i on 4 shal l be consi der ed as Qual i fied Tr affic ki ng.The i nst anti nf or mat i on f ur t heral l ege dt hatwhatt heAccusedhaddonei saQual i fied 1

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 Tr affic ki ngi npe r sons ,pr ov i dedt hatt hei ns t ance sar epr e sent i nt hi sc as e.  V ol at i ons – i “SEC.9.Qual i fied Tr affi cki ngi n Per sons. ofSect i on 4 oft hi sActshal lbeconsi der ed asqual i fied t r affic ki ng: ( a) Whent het r affickedper soni sachi l d;  xxx ( c) When t he cr i me i s commi t t ed by a sy ndi cat e,ori n l ar gescal e.x x x I ti s deemed commi t t ed i n al ar ge scal ei fcommi t t ed agai nstt hr ee( 3)ormor eper sons, i ndi v i dual l yora sag r o up; ( d)Whent heoffenderi saspouse ,an asce ndant ,par ent , si bl i ng,guar di an or a per son who exe r ci ses aut hor i t y ov er t he t r affic ke d pe r s on or when t he offense i s commi t t edbyapubl i coffice rorempl oy ee ; ”  Asnar r at edi nt hef ac t s,t hev i ct i ms :Cl ot ho,Lac hesi s andAt r oposwer eal lchi l dr en,andasdefinedi nRA10264, t he s ear epe r s o nsbe l o we i g ht e e n( 18)y e ar so fag e .Att het i me t heal l egedcri mewascommi t t ed,t hevi ct i m chi l dr enar eonl y 1–2y e ar sofag e ,andc l e ar l ywi t hi nt hede fini t i o nof Chi l d/Chi l dr e ni nt hes ai dl a w.Ane ntt ot heal l e g at i o nt hatt he cr i mewascommi t t edi nt hel argescal e,i ti sundoubt edl y pr ovenandsupport edbyt hef actt hatt her ear et hr ee( 3) i ndi v i dualv i c t i mswhowe r es ol di nt ot hr e edi ffe r e ntbuy e r s .  Andfinal l y ,t heal l e gat i onwhi c hmake st het r affic ki ngas q ual i fie d,i st hatt heoffe nde ri soneoft hepar e nt soft he chi l dr en,her ei naccused,MandoRugas.I ti sacl earand unq ue s t i o nabl ef ac tt hatMandoi st hef at he ro ft hev i c t i ms  whoe xer c i seaut hor i t yov e rt hem.  Al lt ol d,t hei ns t ance senumer at e di nSe ct i on9of RA10364i nor dert oconsi deri tasaQual i fiedTr afficki ngi n Pe r s o nsar eal lpr e s e nti nt hei ns t antc as e .The r ei sne i t he r r oom f ordoubtnorf oruncer t ai nt yi nr ender i ngt hati ndeed,

t het r afficki ngmadebyt heAcc use dagai ns thi sownchi l dr en i sQual i fie d.

PRAYER   pr e mi s e sc ons i de r e d,i ti sr e s pe c t f ul l ypr a y e dof  WHEREFORE, t hi sHonor abl eCour tt hatAcc use d MANDO RUGAS  behel d hec r i meofVi o l at i o no fRA10364. GUI LTY oft Ot he rr e l i e f sj us to re q ui t abl eunde rt hec i r c ums t anc e sar e l i ke wi s epr a y edf or .

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