G.R. No. 136790 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. MANUEL GALVEZ Y ESTANISLAO, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE premises considered and the prosecution having established to a moral certainty the guilty of Accused MANUEL GALVEZ Y ESTANISLAO of the crime of Murder as defined and penalized under Art. 248 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by RA 7659 and absent any generic aggravating or mitigating circumstances hereby sentences said accused to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA; to indemnify the legal heirs of the deceased the sum of P50,000.00 plus actual damages of P30,000.00 as well as moral and exemplary damages of P30,000.00 each and to pay the costs, without any subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. Accused's preventive imprisonment shall be credited in full in the service of his sentence in accordance with Art. 29 of the Revised Penal Code. SO ORDERED.