UNIVERSITY OF CEBU BANILAD CAMPUS

Banilad, Cebu City

College of Law

Reaction Paper on the Case:

People of the Philippines vs. Mark
Anthony Sas

MARY GRACE B. CUYNO

JD 1

ATTY. JUDIEL M. PAREJA

Professor

I. Abstract
The term theft is used widely to refer to crimes involving the taking of a persons property without
their permission. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property
such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, library theft, and fraud (i.e.,
obtaining money under false pretenses).
This paper reports about a crime involving the taking of a persons property without their
permission and with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

II. Synopsis
Roberto Rivera, complainant, accuses Mark Anthony Sas, for the crime of theft that he committed
on or about 5:30 oclock in the morning; more or less, at Barangay West Poblacion, City of Naga,
Province of Cebu, Philippines.
Mark Anthony Sas was arrested thru citizens arrest by Roberto Rivera, after he was caught in the
act, with deliberate intent to gain and without knowledge and consent of the owner, entered Riveras
premise, then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously take, steal and carry away a fighting cock
(Lemon Sweater), color red, valued in the estimated amount of five thousand (P5,000.00) pesos, owned
by Roberto Rivera, to the latters damage and prejudice in the aforementioned amount, which was
recovered.

III. Reaction
Theft is often defined as the unauthorized taking of another person's property without that
person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. Within this definition lie
two key elements: (1) a taking of someone elses property; and (2) the requisite intent to deprive the
victim of the property.
Mark Anthony Sas clearly committed the crime of theft when he took, stole, and carried away the
fighting cock of Roberto Rivera with the intent to gain and without the knowledge and consent of the
owner. The two elements of theft were present in the criminal act committed by the accused.

IV. Conclusion
Two key elements must be present in a criminal act to determine if it is a crime of theft: (1) a
taking of someone elses property; and (2) the requisite intent to deprive the victim of the property. The
taking element in a theft typically requires seizing possession of property that belongs to another, and
may also involve removing o attempting to remove the property. However, it is the element of intent where
most of the complex legal challenges typically arise in theft-related cases.