G.R. No. 179090 - LEONILO SANCHEZ ALIAS NILO, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND COURT OF APPEALS.RESOLUTION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, this Court finds LEONILO SANCHEZ y Aranas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating paragraph (a), Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7610, and applying in his favor the Indeterminate Sentence Law, this Court imposes on him the indeterminate sentence of an imprisonment of Six (6) years of prision [ correccional ] as minimum to seven (7) years and four (4) months of prision mayor as maximum, with costs against him. The Court orders him to pay [VVV] the sum of TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) for civil indemnity and the sum of TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) for damages; the awards for civil indemnity and damages are without subsidiary penalties in case of insolvency. IN ACCORDANCE with letter (f) of Section 31 of Republic Act No. 7610, the Court exercising its discretion also imposes on Leonilo Sanchez y Aranas the penalty of a fine of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00) without subsidiary penalty in case of insolvency. SO ORDERED.