G.R. Nos. 97841-42 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. VICTOR TIMON Y CASAS, JOSE SAMPITON Y SENTUS, JESUS LAGARAS Y CORNELIO AND CLARO RAYA Y BERENO, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding all the accused in Crim. Case No. 8492-MN guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of the crime (sic) charged against them. All of them are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment or RECLUSION PERPETUA. The penalty should have been death, but same has been abolished. All the accused are also ordered to pay proportionately the heirs of their victim in the amount of P30,000.00 for the loss of the latters life, as well as the additional amount of P100,000.00 representing the cash money taken from the victim and another P70,000.00 for the expenses incurred by the family of the victim in connection with the latters death and burial and to pay the costs. Accused Victor Timon y Casas is hereby acquitted for insufficiency of evidence in Crim. Case No. 8493-MN. His unrebutted testimony that the firearm subject matter of the said case was merely brought out by a policeman from a locker in the police station and the failure of the prosecution to present the maong jacket allegedly wrapping said firearm rendered doubtful the accusation against Timon in this case. SO ORDERED.