G.R. NO. 177746 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ARTURO BARLAAN Y ABION.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused Arturo Barlaan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, qualified by treachery, defined and penalized under Art. 248 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by Sec. 6 of R.A. 7659 and hereby sentences him to Reclusion Perpetua; to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Marvin Suetos the sum of P50,000.00 as indemnity for his death, P67,806.00 as actual damages, P2,040,000.00 as unearned income and P50,000.00 as moral damages for the pain and anguish suffered by his heirs by reason of his death, all indemnifications being without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; and to pay the costs. The accused Arturo Barlaan being a detention prisoner, is entitled to be credited 4/5 of his preventive imprisonment in the service of his sentence in accordance with Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code. In respect to his co-accused Alex Esquillon and George Domingo who remained at large, let an alias warrant of arrest be issued against them so that upon their arrest, they shall be entitled to a separate trial. And pending their arrest, the case as to them is archived to be revived upon their arrest. SO ORDERED.