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PEOPLE vs. Arthur Mendoza

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTHUR MENDOZA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-50882 | 1982-01-30

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Antique sentencing accused Arthur Mendoza to the principal penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the victim, Henrietta Maguad, in the sum of P12,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, together with the accessory penalties prescribed by law, for the crime of rape, committed according to the evidence of the prosecution, and quoting from the People's brief, as follows:

"Complainant Henrietta Maguad was at the time of the incident, a 1st year Commerce student of St. Anthony's College at San Jose, Antique, 21 years...