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	GR No. 173824 2008-08-28	PETER TARAPEN Y CHONGOY v. PEOPLE CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
The computation of the Court of Appeals with respect to lost earning capacity is correct. At the time of his death, the victim was 31 years old. His gross annual income was P120,000.00 because he was earning P10,000.00 monthly. Living expenses are estimated at 50% of the gross annual income. Loss of earning capacity is computed by applying the following formula:[76]
	GR No. 169425 2008-03-04	ROBERTO LICYAYO v. PEOPLE CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
For intoxication to be considered as a mitigating circumstance, it must be shown that the intoxication impaired the willpower of the accused and that he did not know what he was doing or could not comprehend the wrongfulness of his acts.[40] The person pleading intoxication must prove that he took such quantity of alcoholic beverage, prior to the commission of the crime, as would blur his reason.[41]
	GR NO. 171653 2007-04-24	PEOPLE v. JUDITH JATULAN Y PONCE GARCIA, J.
However, with the passage of Republic Act No. 9346, entitled "An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines," signed into law on 24 June 2006, death penalty may no longer be imposed.[17] Instead, appellant must be sentenced to reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole, consistent with the latest decision of the Court in People v. Celino Nabong, et al.[18]