- Petitioner
- Catanaoan
- Respondent
- People
- Citation
- G.R. No. 253094
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Decided
- February 8, 2021
Criminal conviction for frustrated homicide and determination of appropriate penalty and civil damages
Summary
Fernando Catanaoan y Capuz was convicted of frustrated homicide by the Regional Trial Court, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. On petition for review on certiorari, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding no error in the lower courts' determination of guilt. However, the Court modified the penalty by adjusting the maximum term of the indeterminate sentence from 8 years to 8 years and 1 day of prision mayor to comply with proper penalty computation. The Court also updated the civil damages award pursuant to People v. Jugueta, increasing moral damages from P5,000.00 to P30,000.00, awarding P30,000.00 as civil indemnity, and deleting the temperate damages. The case demonstrates the application of the Indeterminate Sentence Law and current jurisprudential standards for civil liability in frustrated homicide cases.