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PEOPLE vs. Jesus G. Ruiz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS G. RUIZ, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-33609 | 1981-12-14

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Automatic review of the decision of the Court of First Instance of Agusan imposing the death penalty on the appellant, Jesus G. Ruiz, for murder, aggravated by abuse of confidence, and sentencing him also to pay the heirs of the deceased, Atty. Jose Ong Oh, Jr. P12,000.00 as indemnity, P176,000.00 representing lost earnings of the deceased, P50,000.00 as moral damages, P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, and P10,000.00 as expenses of litigation, plus costs.

The gun used in the killing, an unlicensed revolver (Exhibit "F"), was ordered confiscated in favor of the Government.
As to how the crime was committed,...