G.R. No. 254875 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JONIE SABANDAL PILEN, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all the foregoing premises considered, the court a. [F]inds the accused Jonie Sabandal Pilen GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of MURDER in Crim. Case No. 14-02-4024, in Crim. Case No. 14-02-2022, and in Crim. Case No. 13-07-3934 and hereby sentences him to suffer and undergo the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each separate count of Murder. He is likewise hereby ordered to pay the legal heirs of each of his Murder victims, Leslie Ann Salem Kaindoy, Maria R. Felicilda and Princess Aclao Jabonero the following sums: P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, another P75,000.00 as moral damages, and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages. b. [F]inds the accused Jonie Sabandal Pilen GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of FRUSTRATED MURDER in Crim. Case Nos. 14-02-4023, 14-02-4025, 14-02-4026, 14-02-4027, 14-02-4028, 14-02-4030, 14-02-4032 and 13-07-3936 and hereby sentences him to an indeterminate penalty of eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor to fourteen (14) years, eight (8) months and one (1) of reclusion temporal for each of the eight counts of Frustrated Murder. He is likewise hereby ordered to pay each of his victims, namely Roger Salem, Love Joy Acabo, Aiza Salem Kaindoy, Jolito U. Mariño, Maximo L. Palero, Genara C. Chu, April Rose Salem and Wenefredo Jabonero the following sums: P40,000.00 as moral damages and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages. c. Finds the accused Jonie Sabandal Pilen GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of ATTEMPTED MURDER in Crim. Case Nos. 14-02-4031 and 13-07-3935, and hereby sentences him to an indeterminate penalty of two (2) years and four (4) months of prision correccional , as minimum, to eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor , as maximum for two counts of Attempted Murder. He is likewise hereby ordered to pay each of his victims, Zenaida V. Aguelo and Georgina Ina Jabanero, the following sums: P40,000.00 as moral damages and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages. SO ORDERED.