G.R. No. 258730 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. REYNALDO SUELA Y ILLUSTRE ALIAS "IPOT," ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, this Court finds the accused REYNALDO SUELA [ y ] ILLUSTRE alias "IPOT " GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code and in line with the mandate of Republic Act No. 9346 , without aggravating and mitigating circumstances, hereby imposes the penalty of [ Reclusion Perpetua ]. Also, this Court hereby orders the said accused to PAY the surviving heirs of the victim the following: 1.) The sum of [PHP] 75,000.00 as civil indemnity ex-delicto; 2.) The sum of [PHP] 245,903.86 as actual damages; 3.) The sum of [PHP] 50,000.00 as moral damages, and 4.) The costs of this suit. The said accused is hereby credited of his total duration of preventive imprisonment in the service of his imposed imprisonment. SO ORDERED.