People vs Benemerito : 120389 : November 21, 1996 : J Davide Jr : Th... 9 of 10 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1996/nov1996/120389.htm ALEXANDER ALEX BENEMERITO is thus sentenced in the said cases to suffer, as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. Q-93-51513, an indeterminate penalty ranging from Two (2) years, Eleven (11) months and Ten (10) days of prision correccional, as minimum, to a total of Ten (10) years and Nine (9) months of prision mayor, as maximum, and to indemnify complainant Benjamin Quitoriano in the amount of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos; 2. In Criminal Case No. Q-93-51514, an indeterminate penalty ranging from Two (2) years, Eleven (11) months and Ten (10) days of prision correccional, as minimum, to a total of Ten (10) years and Nine (9) months of prision mayor, as maximum, and to indemnify complainant Fernando Arcal in the amount of Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos; and 3. In Criminal Case No. Q-93-51515, an indeterminate penalty ranging from Four (4) years and Two (2) months of prision correccional, as minimum, to a total of Fourteen (14) years and Three (3) months of reclusion temporal, as maximum, and to indemnify complainant Carlito Gumarang in the amount of Eighty-Five Thousand (P85,000.00) Pesos. Cost against the accused-appellant. SO ORDERED. Narvasa, C.J., (Chairman), Melo, Francisco, and Panganiban, JJ., concur. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Original Record (OR), 161-169. Per Judge Marina l. Buzon. OR, 168-169. Id., 78; Rollo, 13. Id., 80-81; Id., 15-16. OR, 82-83 Rollo, 17-18. Id., 84-85; Id., 19-20. Id., 86-87; Id., 21-22. OR, 162-163; Rollo, 47-48. [9] Id., 163-164; Id., 48-49. [10] See footnote 1. [11] Citing People v. Coronacion, 237 SCRA 227, 239 [1994]; OR, 167; Rollo, 52. [12] Id., 165; Id., 50. [13] Id., 167; Id., 52. [14] Id., 167-168; Id., 52-53. [15] OR. 167-168; Rollo, 52-53. [16] Rollo, 62-84. [17] Id., 71. [18] Citing People v. Javier, 229 SCRA 638 [1994]; People v. Galit, 230 SCRA 486 [1994]. [19] Citing People v. Pacana, 47 Phil. 48 [1924]. [20] TSN, 4 July 1994, 21; TSN, 11 July 1994, 4; TSN, 25 July 1994, 4-5. 15-17. [21] TSN, 11 July 1994, 7-8; TSN, 25 July 1994, 5. [22] TSN, 4 July 1994, 6, 28; Id., 6-11, 26-29; Id., 6-7, 21. [23] Article 8, Revised Penal Code. 1/20/2016 4:10 PM

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