G.R. No. 122290 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. REYNALDO BAGO Y MADRID, ACCUSED-, ARMANDO CAPARAS Y CUENCO AND RODOLFO ONGSECO Y VEGO, ACCUSED.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the Court finds accused REYNALDO BAGO y MADRID guilty beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of Qualified Theft as defined and penalized under Article 308, in relation to Article 309, paragraph 1 and Article 310 of the Revised Penal Code, and hereby sentences said accused to an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from Twenty (20) years and One (1) day of Reclusion Perpetua as minimum to Twenty-Eight (28) years, Ten (10) months and One (1) day of Reclusion Perpetua as maximum, with the accessory penalties of the law and to indemnify the complainant in the sum of P194,865.00, representing the value of the stolen cold rolled sheets, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs. "Accused ARMANDO CAPARAS Y CUENCO and RODOLFO ONGSECO Y VEGO are hereby ACQUITTED for insufficiency of evidence. "SO ORDERED.