G.R. No. 152954 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. PAULINO SEVILLENO Y VILLANUEVA, A.K.A. “TAMAYO SEVILLENO”. DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, this Court finds and so holds the accused PAULINO SEVILLENO y VILLANUEVA (detained) GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape with Homicide as charged in the Information and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of DEATH. The accused is likewise ordered to pay the heirs of the victim the sum of P75,000.00 as an indemnity for the death of the victim; P50,000.00 as moral damages and P25,000.00 as exemplary damages. The accused is further ordered to be immediately committed to the National Penitentiary for service of sentence. The Clerk of Court of this Court is hereby ordered to immediately forward the records of this case to the Supreme Court for automatic review. Costs against the accused. SO ORDERED.