G.R. No. 135457 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JOSE PATRIARCA, JR., ALIAS "KA DJANGO," CARLOS NARRA, ALIAS "KA JESSIE" AND TEN (10) JOHN DOES, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Court finds accused Jose Patriarca, Jr. alias Ka Django, alias Carlos Narra guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder for the death of Alfredo Arevalo and hereby sentences him to suffer an imprisonment of reclusion perpetua with all the accessory provided by law and to pay the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity to the heirs of the victim Alfredo Arevalo, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and as regards Crim. Case No. 2665 and Crim. Case No. 2672, for failure of the prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, said Jose Patriarca alias Carlos Narra, Ka Django, is hereby acquitted. "In the service of his sentence, the accused shall be given full credit of his period of detention. "With cost de-oficio. "SO ORDERED.