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People vs. Gargoles

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCIAL GARGOLES, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-40885 | 1978-05-18

D E C I S I O N

SANTOS, J:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Hon. Jose C. Borromeo, presiding, in Criminal Case No. CU-980, entitled "The People of the Philippines vs. Marcial Gargoles," convicting the accused of the crime of rape; sentencing him to the penalty of reclusion perpetua; ordering him to indemnify the offended party the sum of P5,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs.
On March 14, 1973, the accused, Marcial Gargoles, was charged before the Court of First Instance of Cebu with the crime of rape in a Complaint, 1 the pertinent portion of which reads:

"That on or about the 2nd...