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JurisprudenceG.R. No. 128117 -

G.R. No. 128117 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. EDGAR CAWAYAN Y CRUZ, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Cited Laws

RA 733,RA 6425
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the accused Edgar Cawayan y Cruz is hereby found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the felony of murder, attended by the generic aggravating circumstance that the crime was committed in the dwelling of the offended party (morada), but offset by the alternative mitigating circumstance of intoxication. Accordingly, the accused is hereby sentenced to the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua, and to pay the heirs of the offended party the sum of P50,000.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the accused Edgar Cawayan y Cruz is hereby found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the felony of murder, attended by the generic aggravating circumstance that the crime was committed in the dwelling of the offended party (morada), but offset by the alternative mitigating circumstance of intoxication. Accordingly, the accused is hereby sentenced to the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua, and to pay the heirs of the offended party the sum of P50,000.00, in conformity with the current jurisprudential guideposts. "Costs against accused. "SO ORDERED.