G.R. No. 130372 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. GUIAMAD MANTUNG, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, finding GUIAMAD MANTUNG "GUILTY" beyond reasonable doubt, for the complex crime of Robbery with Homicide as defined and penalized under Art. 294 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by RA 7659, and with the presence of the two generic aggravating circumstances of evident premeditation and treachery, this Court hereby sentences said accused to the maximum penalty of death and to suffer the accessory penalties provided by law specifically Art. 40 of the Revised Penal Code. For the Civil liability, he is hereby further condemned to indemnify the heirs of Renjie Balderas and Mribel Mayola the following: P70,000 - reperesenting funeral and burial expenses for each of the Balderas and Mayola families; P50,000 - as civil indemnity for each of the Balderas and Mayola families for the death of Renjie and Maribel; P500,000 - as moral damages for each of the Balderas and Mayola families; P500,000 - as exemplary damages for each of the Balderas and Mayola families. Guiamad Mantung is likewise ordered to indemnify the Cebuana Lhuiller Pawnshop the amount of P6,641,420.00 representing the property lost by the said company less the amount of the jewelry recovered from the accused. x x x. SO ORDERED.