G.R. No. 238436 - ROEL C. CASILAC, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, Judgment is hereby rendered, as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. AR-4143, accused Roel C. Casilac is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, as defined in Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, qualified by treachery, and the said accused is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua and to indemnify the heirs of Ryn Loui Navarez the following: P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P25,000.00 as exemplary damages. 2. In Criminal Case No. AR-4144, accused Roel C. Casilac is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Serious Physical Injuries in Article 263, Item No. 4 of the Revised Penal Code, in lieu of Frustrated Murder, and he is hereby sentenced to suffer a penalty of imprisonment of FOUR (4) MONTHS of Arresto Mayor [,] as minimum[,] to TWO (2) YEARS and FOUR (4) MONTHS of Prision Correccional [,] as maximum. For failure of the prosecution to establish proof beyond reasonable doubt, Accused Tarciano Cirunay, Jr. is ACQUITTED in Criminal Case No. 4143 and in Criminal Case No. AR-4144. Accused Roel C. Casilac, being a detention prisoner, shall be credited full time of his preventive imprisonment which shall be deducted from the penalty imposed. The Jail Warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center is hereby directed to release accused Tarciano Cirunay, Jr., unless for any other cause or causes that he shall continue to be detained. SO ORDERED.