G.R. No. 135029 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. NESTOR CARRIAGA, COSME CARRIAGA AND BEN PALIS, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, finding the accused, Nestor Carriaga, Cosme Carriaga and Ben Palis, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, all three accused are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA. They are likewise ordered to pay in solidum to the heirs of the victim the amounts of P49,713.75, as actual expenses; P50,000.00, as mandatory death indemnity; P50,000.00 for the income the victim would have had earned by himself for his family; and, P100,000.00, as moral damages. The Provincial Warden is directed to transport all three accused to the National Penitentiary as soon as possible and to make a report to the Court about the matter. SO ORDERED.