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PEOPLE vs Stephen Mark Whisenhunt

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. STEPHEN MARK WHISENHUNT, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 123819 | 2001-11-14

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is a direct appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 152, in Criminal Case No. 102687, the dispositive portion of which states:

WHEREFORE, finding the accused Stephen Mark Whisenhunt guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder defined and penalized under Art. 248, Revised Penal Code, he is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, with the accessory penalties provided for by law, to pay the heirs of the deceased the amount of P100,000.00 representing actual expenses for the funeral services and wake for 5 days, P3,000,000.00 by way of moral...