G.R. No. 127095 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. LITO LAGARTEJA AND ROBERTO LAGARTEJA, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused, Lito Lagarteja, in Criminal Case No. 88-61750, and Roberto Lagarteja, in Criminal Case No. 88-639954, GUILTY of the crime of Murder, and hereby sentences them to suffer an imprisonment of from TEN (10) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of Prision Mayor, as minimum, to SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS and FOUR (4) MONTHS of Reclusion Temporal, as maximum, and to indemnify the heirs of Generoso Tipora in the sum of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. Likewise the Court finds both accused, Lito Lagarteja and Roberto Lagarteja, in Criminal Cases Nos. 88-73473 and 88-63474, GUILTY of two (2) counts of Frustated Murder, and hereby sentences them to suffer an imprisonment of EIGHT (8) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY to TEN (10) YEARS for each count, and to indemnify the victims, Roberto Imnas and Ferdinand Carcillar, the amount of Thirty Thousand (P30,000.00) Pesos each, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. With Costs SO ORDERED.