G.R. No. 136736 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JIMMY MARQUEZ Y BACAY, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing considerations, the court finds the accused JIMMY MARQUEZ y BACAY guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Robbery with Homicide defined and penalized under Article 294, par. 5, and Article 249 of the Revised Penal Code and he is hereby sentenced the supreme and capital penalty of DEATH, with costs. He is further sentenced to pay the heirs of the deceased: (a) The sum of P50,00.00 as death indemnity; (b) The sum of P2 million representing stolen cash and the cost of the pieces of jewelry; (c) The sum of P250,000.00 as moral and exemplary damages; and (d) The sum of P80,000.00 representing burial and other expenses of the victim. For failure of the prosecution to establish the guilt of the accused in Crim. Case No. 10193-SP for Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, above-named accused JIMMY MARQUEZ Y BACAY is pronounced ACQUITTED, without costs. As the four (4) John Does have not been identified as of this time, the prosecution arm is hereby ordered to take extra effort in bringing to the bar of justice the said four (4) suspects to be dealt with accordingly. SO ORDERED.