G.R. No. 128116 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. CIC GILBERT PERALTA Y RINGOR, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing considerations, judgment is hereby rendered finding accused GILBERT PERALTA Y RINGOR GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of MURDER, defined and penalized under the provisions of Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code and conformably thereto, and as its commission was prior to the effectivity of the Death Sentence Law, he is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of RECLUSION PERPETUA ; and to indemnify the heirs of the deceased victim the sum of P50,000.00, plus P57,000.00, actual damages and P35,000.00, as moral damages and P35,000.00 as exemplary damages and to pay the costs. It appearing that the accused is a detention prisoner, he may be entitled to be credited of his preventive imprisonment in the service of his sentence provided therein, pursuant to existing laws. SO ORDERED.