FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 211675. November 10, 2014.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee,vs. RAMON ROSETE y ANTILLION, accused-appellant.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedNovember 10, 2014which reads as follows: HTcADC
"G.R. No. 211675 (People of the Philippines v. Ramon Rosete y Antillion). — After a judicious perusal of the records, the Court resolves to DISMISS the appeal for failure to show that the Court of Appeals (CA) committed any reversible error in affirming the conviction of accused-appellant Ramon Rosete y Antillion for the crimes of Rape and Sexual Assault, defined and penalized under Article 266-A (1) and (2) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended.
WHEREFORE, the Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the December 27, 2013 Decision 1 of the CA in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04733 and AFFIRMS said Decision finding accused-appellant Ramon Rosete y Antillion GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of committing the crimes of Rape and Sexual Assault, defined and penalized under Article 266-A (1) and (2) of the RPC, with MODIFICATIONS as to the eligibility for parole and the damages awarded in order to conform with prevailing jurisprudence, 2 as follows: (a) in Crim. Case No. 702-04, he is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, without eligibility for parole, and is ordered to pay AAA the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, with legal interest of six percent (6%) per annum, from the finality of this decision until fully paid; and (b) in Crim. Case No. 703-04, he is sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment for an indeterminate period of two (2) years, four (4) months, and one (1) day of prision correccional, as minimum, to eight (8) years and one (1) day of prision mayor, as maximum, and ordered to pay AAA the amounts of P30,000.00 as civil indemnity, P30,000.00 as moral damages and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, with legal interest of six percent (6%) per annum, from the finality of this decision until fully paid.
SO ORDERED."SERENO, C.J., on official travel; DEL CASTILLO, J., acting member per S.O. No. 1862 dated November 4, 2014. BERSAMIN, J., on official travel; VELASCO, JR., J., acting member per S.O. No. 1870 dated November 4, 2014.
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) EDGAR O. ARICHETADivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1.Rollo, pp. 2-16. Penned by Associate Justice Sesinando E. Villon with Associate Justices Florito S. Macalino and Zenaida T. Galapate, concurring.
2. See People of the Philippines v. Mauricio Hallarte y Mendoza, G.R. No. 205382, April 2, 2014.