G.R. No. 216056 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ROBERTO BERNARDO Y FERNANDEZ, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the Decision dated 20 May 2014 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04486 is hereby AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS . Accused-appellant ROBERTO BERNARDO y FERNANDEZ is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder with the use of Unlicensed Firearm. He is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole, and ordered to pay the heirs of Roger Arquero the sums of Php100,000.00 as civil indemnity, Php100,000.00 as moral damages, Php100,000.00 as exemplary damages and Php50,000.00 as temperate damages. All monetary awards for damages shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until fully paid. [49] In the service of his sentence, accused-appellant, who is a detention prisoner, shall be credited with the entire period of his preventive imprisonment. SO ORDERED.