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People vs. Gan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOAQUINITO GAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-33446 | 1972-08-18

D E C I S I O N


ANTONIO, J:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Oriental Mindoro, Branch I, Calapan, finding the accused Joaquinito Gan in Criminal Case No. C-82 guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape, defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, and sentencing the said accused to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment; to indemnify the offended party in the sum of P20,000.00; and to pay the costs.

The accused having pleaded not guilty to the charge, the prosecution tried to establish its case through the testimonies of Alita Selosa, Felizardo Selosa, Sr....