G.R. No. 224584 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ZZZ, ACCUSED-.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, upon all the foregoing considerations, the court finds the guilt of ZZZ to the crimes of rape by sexual intercourse qualified by the minority of the victim and her relationship with the perpetrator thereof and rape by sexual assault qualified by the just cited circumstances beyond reasonable doubt and hereby sentences him as follows: In Criminal Case No. 2999 To suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay AAA the following: The amount of P75,000.00 as Civil Indemnity; The amount of P75,000.00 as Moral Damages; and The amount of P25,000.00 as Exemplary Damages. To pay the costs. For being a detention prisoner, his preventive imprisonment shall be credited in the service of sentence imposed upon him provided that he will abide in writing with the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise, with only four-fifths (4/5) thereof. Pursuant to applicable circulars of the Supreme Court, the accused shall immediately be transferred to the National Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City. Given in open court this 14 th day of January 2009, at Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. In Criminal Case No. 3000 To suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years of prision mayor, as minimum, to eighteen (18) years of reclusion temporal as maximum and to pay AAA the following: The amount of P50,000.00 as Civil Indemnity; The amount of P50,000.00 as Moral Damages; and The amount of P25,000.00 as Exemplary Damages. To pay the costs. For being a detention prisoner, his entire preventive imprisonment shall be credited in the service of sentence imposed on him provided that he shall abide in writing with the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise, only four-fifths (4/5) thereof. IT IS SO ORDERED.