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PEOPLE vs. Marcelino T. Gabilan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCELINO T. GABILAN, alias "Pepe", defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-45245 | 1982-07-02

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:

Rape, an offense often traumatic in effect, not only as far as the offended party is concerned, but equally so as to members of her family; is understandably penalized with the severity that it deserves. An accused duly found guilty could, under certain circumstances, be even sentenced to death. [1] It is equally understandable, however, that with such a crime being perpetrated usually in privacy, the version of each of the parties has to be weighed with the utmost care and circumspection lest an innocent man suffer an injustice. It is in cases of this character, therefore, that the invocation of the...