G.R. No. 108381 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. AMADEO I. ACAYA,[1] ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, based on the evidence adduced, this Court finds the accused Amadeo I. Acaya of Basco, Batanes, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt, of the crime of MURDER, as charged, and sentences him to suffer an imprisonment of reclusion perpetua, including all the accessory penalties provided therefor by law. The accused is also ordered to pay the heirs of the victim EFREN RODRIGUEZ: The sum of P100,000.00 as moral damages; and The sum of P50,000.00 as death indemnity, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. The accused is further ordered to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.