G.R. No. 181901 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. EMILIO MANCHU ALIAS NONGNONG MANCHU AND JOHN DOES.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, viewed in the light of the foregoing, the Court finds accused Emilio Manchu alias Nongnong guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code. The aggravating circumstance of nighttime being absorbed in treachery, there is then no modifying circumstances for consideration. Accused Emilio Manchu alias Nongnong is sentenced to suffer an indivisible penalty of Reclusion Perpetua which is the medium period of penalty imposable. Likewise, accused Emilio Nongnong Manchu is ordered to pay the heirs of the victim the following: Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) as indemnification for the death of the victim; Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) for moral and exemplary damages, but without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; and To pay the Costs. The recorded detention of Emilio Nongnong Manchu is deductible in full from the penalty imposed herein. SO ORDERED.