SECOND DIVISION
[G.R. No. 238168. October 1, 2018.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee,vs. ANTONIO D. SAÑOZA, accused-appellant.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Second Division, issued a Resolution dated01 October 2018which reads as follows: HTcADC
"G.R. No. 238168 (People of the Philippines v. Antonio D. Sañoza)
After a judicious study of the case, the Court resolves to DISMISS the appeal 1 for failure to sufficiently show that the Court of Appeals (CA) committed any reversible error in the assailed Decision as to warrant the exercise of the Court's appellate jurisdiction.
WHEREFORE, the Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the October 27, 2017 Decision 2 of the CA in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 02165 and AFFIRMS said Decision finding accused-appellant Antonio D. Sañoza GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, as defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code. Accordingly, he is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the heirs of the victim Rolando Acuin the following amounts: (a) P75,000.00 as civil indemnity; (b) P75,000.00 as moral damages; (c) P75,000.00 as exemplary damages; and (d) P50,000.00 as temperate damages. Moreover, all monetary awards shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this Resolution until full payment.
SO ORDERED." (CAGUIOA, J., on official business; REYES, J., JR., J., designated as Additional Member per Special Order No. 2587 dated August 28, 2018.)
Very truly yours,
MARIA LOURDES C. PERFECTODivision Clerk of CourtBy:(SGD.) TERESITA AQUINO TUAZONDeputy Division Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1. See Notice of Appeal dated November 24, 2017; rollo, pp. 15-16.
2.Id. at 4-14. Penned by Associate Justice Gabriel T. Robeniol with Associate Justices Edgardo L. Delos Santos and Edward B. Contreras, concurring.