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PEOPLE vs. Jose Tejada

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE TEJADA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-55028 | 1981-08-31

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Charged with and convicted for the crime of rape in the Court of First Instance of Isabela, Jose Tejada was sentenced to life imprisonment, with all the accessory penalties provided by law, to pay and indemnify the offended party, Florenda Talvo y Cafirna, in the amount of P12,000.00, as moral damages, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs.

From the judgment of conviction, Jose Tejada interposed the present appeal.

The facts as proved by the prosecution's evidence, and quoting from the People's brief are as follows:

"Appellant JOSE TEJADA and the TALVO family were...