G.R. Nos. 112792-93 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. RAUL TAGUBA Y REYNOSO AND JAIME TOLIBAS Y CAMPOSANO, ACCUSED,RAUL TAGUBA Y REYNOSO, ACCUSED-.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the Court finds the accused Raul Taguba y Reynoso GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt in Criminal case no. 92-1382, for violation of R.A. 1866, and sentences him to an indeterminate penalty of TEN (10) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor as minimum to FOURTEEN (14) YEARS, EIGHT (8) MONTHS and ONE (1) DAY of reclusion temporal as maximum, and to pay the costs. It is also ordered that the firearm, subject matter of the offense, be turned over to the Firearms and Explosives Unit of the Philippine National Police for proper disposition. Likewise, the Court in Criminal case no. 92-1384, the Court (sic) finds the accused Raul Taguba y Reynoso and Jaime Tolibas y Camposano GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of homicide with the use of an unlicensed firearm defined and penalized under Section 1, paragraph 2, of P.D. 1866, and sentences them to reclusion perpetua; to indemnify the heirs of the deceased Amado Guina, jointly and severally the amount of P50,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs. Both accused shall be credited in the service of their sentence with the full time during which they have undergone preventive imprisonment in accordance with Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code. SO ORDERED.