G.R. No. 175605 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ARNOLD GARCHITORENA Y CAMBA A.KA. JUNIOR; JOEY PAMPLONA A.K.A. NATO AND JESSIE GARCIA Y ADORINO, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THE FOREGOING CONSIDERATIONS, the Court finds accused Arnold Garchitorena y Gamboa alias Junior, Joey Pamplona alias Nato and Jessie Garcia y Adorino GUILTY beyond reasonable of the crime of "MURDER" as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, by Republic Act 7659, (Heinous Crimes). Accordingly, all of them are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of DEATH. Furthermore, all of the accused are hereby ordered to pay jointly and severally Amelia Biay, widow of the victim Mauro Biay, the following sums: a) 50,000.00 - as and for civil indemnity b) 50,000.00 - as and for moral damages c) 50,000.00 - as and for exemplary damages d) 16,700.00 - as and for actual damages e) 408,000.00 - as and for loss of the earning capacity of Mauro Biay; and f) To pay the costs of suit. Likewise, the Provincial Warden of the Provincial Jail, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, is hereby ordered to transfer/commit the three (3) accused to the New Bilibid Prisons, Muntinlupa City, immediately upon receipt hereof. Considering that death penalty was meted against all of the accused, let the entire records of the above-entitled case be forwarded to the Supreme Court for automatic review and judgment pursuant to Rule 122, Sec.10 of the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure. SO ORDERED.