G.R. No. 121211 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. RONETO DEGAMO ALIAS “ROY”.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, decision is hereby rendered finding the accused RONETO DEGAMO, a. k. a. Roy, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape defined and penalized under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act 7659. Appreciating the aggravating circumstances of dwelling and nighttime with no mitigating circumstance to offset any of the two and pursuant to Article 63 of the Revised Penal Code, this court imposes upon the same Roneto Degamo, a.k.a. Roy, the extreme penalty of DEATH. Further, the same Roneto Degamo, a. k. a. Roy, is directed to indemnify Ellen Vertudazo the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS (P30,000.00) and to pay the costs. As the sentence imposed is death, the jail warden of Ormoc City is directed to immediately commit the person of Roneto Degamo, a. k. a. Roy, to the National Bilibid Prisons at Muntinlupa, Metro Manila while awaiting the review of this decision by the Supreme Court. SO ORDERED.