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PEOPLE vs. Wilfredo Lisondra

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILFREDO LISONDRA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-45553 | 1982-10-25

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of South Cotabato, Branch I, at General Santos City, dated January 7, 1977, convicting Wilfredo Lisondra of the crime of rape, sentencing him "to RECLUSION PERPETUA, to indemnify Janilyn Diosana and her parents, Gabriel Diosana and Lucrecia Diosana, in the sum of P12,000.00, as actual, moral and exemplary damages, and to pay the costs."

The People's brief quoted the lower court's finding of facts as follows:

"Janilyn Diosana, 8 years old, born to spouses Gabriel Diosana and Lucrecia Diosana on April 13, 1968 at Basak, Pardo, Cebu City...