G.R. No. 202867 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. REGIE LABIAGA.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in light of the foregoing, the court hereby finds the accused Regie Labiaga @ Banok GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the Crime of Murder in Crim. Case No. 2001-1555 and hereby sentences the said accused to reclusion perpetua together with accessory penalty provided by law, to pay the heirs of Judy Conde P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs. In Crim. Case No. 2002-1777, the court finds accused Regie Labiaga @ Banok GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Frustrated Murder and hereby sentences the said accused to a prison term ranging from six (6) years and one (1) day of prision mayor as minimum to ten (10) years and one (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum, together with [the] necessary penalty provided by law and without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs. Accused[s] entire period of detention shall be deducted from the penalty herein imposed when the accused serves his sentence. For lack of sufficient evidence, accused Cristy Demapanag is acquitted of the crime[s] charged in both cases. The Provincial Warden, Iloilo Rehabilitation Center, Pototan, Iloilo is hereby directed to release accused Cristy Demapanag from custody unless he is being held for some other valid or lawful cause. SO ORDERED.