Courts may convict accused to as many offenses as are charged and proved
Dear PAO,My neighbor's brother was accused of kidnapping a family of three. Their family was shocked when the judgment came — he was convicted of three crimes, one for each family member allegedly kidnapped, even though only one complaint was filed against him. I have read that a complaint can only charge one offense, except when the specific law allows a single punishment for different offenses.
'In one case, the Supreme Court, through Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting, clarified the following:'x x x To emphasize, the public prosecutor must file one information for every victim of Kidnapping for Ransom regardless of whether they were all taken at the same time or only one ransom was demanded by the accused. After all, in such cases, the crimes were committed against each person kidnapped and as a consequence, the accused must be penalized for every count accordingly.
May Convict Accused To As Many Offenses As Are Charged And Proved
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