Case Digest (G.R. No. 39275) Core Legal Reasoning Model
Core Legal Reasoning Model
Facts:
In The People of the Philippine Islands v. Ricardo Mendoza, G.R. No. 39275, decided December 20, 1933, the Provincial Fiscal of Pampanga filed an information in CFI Pampanga Criminal Case No. 4851, charging Ricardo Mendoza, then a pupil, with the crime of assault upon a person in authority. The information alleged that on or about September 30, 1932, in San Fernando, Pampanga, Mendoza “willfully, unlawfully and criminally” slapped his teacher, Iluminada Tinio, on the cheek while she was performing her duties inside the high school building. Upon Mendoza’s motion, the trial court dismissed the information, ruling that the acts alleged did not constitute a public crime but at most a light felony. The fiscal appealed, invoking prior decisions such as People v. Villacenda, People v. Lagrimas, and People v. Tacud, which had treated similar conduct as assault upon an agent of authority.Issues:
- Does the slapping of a teacher engaged in classroom du
Case Digest (G.R. No. 39275) Expanded Legal Reasoning Model
Expanded Legal Reasoning Model
Facts:
- Parties and Proceedings
- The People of the Philippine Islands, through the Provincial Fiscal of Pampanga, filed Information No. 4851 against defendant Ricardo Mendoza for the crime of “assault upon a person in authority.”
- The Information alleged that on or about September 30, 1932, in San Fernando, Pampanga, Mendoza, a pupil, willfully and criminally slapped his teacher, Iluminada Tinio, while she was performing her duties inside the high school building.
- Trial Court Disposition and Appeal
- Upon Mendoza’s motion, the trial court dismissed the Information on the ground that the alleged acts constituted only a misdemeanor or light felony, not assault on a person in authority.
- The Provincial Fiscal appealed to the Supreme Court, invoking earlier decisions (People vs. Villacenda, Lagrimas, Tacud) that treated similar acts as assault upon an agent of authority.
Issues:
- Whether the facts alleged in the Information constitute:
- The crime of assault upon a person in authority or an agent thereof under the Revised Penal Code; or
- Any grave or light felony.
Ruling:
- (Subscriber-Only)
Ratio:
- (Subscriber-Only)
Doctrine:
- (Subscriber-Only)