Philippine Supreme Court Resolutions > Year 2009 > January 2009 Resolutions > [G.R. No. 177760 : January 12, 2009] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES VS. FREDDIE SALUPAN, ET AL., ACCUSEDL FREDDIE SALUPAN, ACCUSED-APPELANT.:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the First Division of this Court dated 12 January 2009

G.R. No. 177760: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. FREDDIE SALUPAN, ET AL., ACCUSEDL FREDDIE SALUPAN, ACCUSED-APPELANT.

After a careful review of the records of the case, the Court finds no reversible error in the assailed Decision. However, the Court reduces the award of temperate damages from P100,000 to P50,000 and the award of exemplary damages from P100,000, to P50,000, pursuant to prevailing jurisprudence.

WHEREFORE, the Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the 24 January 2007 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00412 MIN finding appellant Freddie Salupan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery with homicide and AFFIRMS said Decision with the MODIFICATION that the award of temperate damages be decreased from P100,000 to P50,000 and the award of temperate damages be decreased from P100,000 to P50,000 and the award of exemplary damages be decreased from P100,000 to P50,000, pursuant to prevailing jurisprudence.

SO ORDERED.