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PEOPLE vs. Ponciano Oydoc

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PONCIANO OYDOC, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-61679 | 1983-10-26

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Baguio and Benguet, Branch III, at La Trinidad, Benguet, finding appellant Ponciano Oydoc guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the offended party Jane Oydoc alias Jane Bangyod, the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND (P12,000.00) PESOS, and to pay the costs.

In a criminal complaint filed by complainant and offended party Jane Oydoc alias Jane Bangyod, dated June 18, 1979, appellant Ponciano Oydoc was charged with the crime of rape, as follows:

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