G.R. No. 130598 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. BENITO MIER Y VISTAL, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Accordingly, the trial court meted the following penalty: "WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, accused Benito Mier y Vistal is found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder defined and penalized by Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act 7659, with the qualifying aggravating circumstance of treachery. In view of the beheading proven done after the victims death an aggravating circumstance of outraging or scoffing at the victims person or corpse qualifies the accused to be sentenced to the supreme penalty of death to be carried out in the manner prescribed by law, with the inherent accessory penalties provided by law; to indemnify the heirs of the deceased, Pablito Laguros, in the amount of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos; moral and exemplary damages in the amount of One Hundred Thousand (P100,000.00) Pesos; actual compensatory damages representing funeral and incidental expenses in the amount of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos and to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.