G.R. No. 122109 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JESUS TORIO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Wherefore, in the light of all the foregoing considerations, the court hereby renders judgment in the above-entitled case[s] as follows: In Criminal Case No. L-5188, the court finds the accused Jesus Torio alias Tigno, guilty bey[o]nd reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder as charged in the information and pursuant to law, hereby sentences said accused to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua and to pay the costs of the proceedings. The court further orders the accused to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Ramon Paulo, the sum of P40,700.00 as actual damages; P50,000.00 as death indemnity and P540,000.00 as loss of the earning capacity of the late Ramon Paulo without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. In Criminal Case No. L-5189, the court likewise finds and holds the accused Jesus Torio alias Tigno guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition penalized under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1866 as amended, and conformable thereto, pursuant to law, hereby sentences said accused to suffer the indeterminate prison term of twelve (12) years of prision mayor as minimum to eighteen (18) years and ten (10) months of reclusion temporal as maximum and to pay the costs of the proceedings. SO ORDERED.