G.R. No. 128083 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. RODOLFO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, RODRIGO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED.RODRIGO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the prosecution having proven the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, the Court finds the accused RODRIGO HILARIO Y MARTINEZ guilty as principal of the crime of murder, qualified by evident premeditation, and there being present the generic aggravating circumstance of treachery without any mitigating circumstance to offset the same, hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, together with all the accessory penalties imposed by law, and to pay 1/3 of the costs. He is further sentenced to pay jointly and severally with his co-accused the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity for the death of the victim Carlos Reyes, and P30,000.00 for actual funeral expenses, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. x x x SO ORDERED.