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PEOPLE vs. Rufo Advincula

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RUFO ADVINCULA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-44643 | 1980-03-31

D E C I S I O N


ANTONIO, J.:

Automatic review of the decision of the Court of First Instance of Leyte, 13th Judicial District, Branch IV (Criminal Case No. 1296), finding Rufo Advincula guilty of the crime of rape, with the use of a deadly weapon, aggravated with the circumstance of dwelling, and sentencing him to the supreme penalty of death and ordering him to indemnify the offended party in the sum of P12,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs.

Complainant Gloria Silvano, 30 years of age and married to Rodrigo Silvano, testified that at about 7:00 o'clock in the evening of September 8,...