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PEOPLE vs. Jaime V. Sambangan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, vs. JAIME SAMBANGAN y VELASQUEZ, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-44412 | 1983-11-25

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal finding the accused Jaime Sambangan y Velasquez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, with the accessory penalty provided for by law, to indemnify Maria Theresa Manguera in the amount of P12,000.00 and to pay the cost.

The accused Jaime Sambangan y Velasquez was charged before the Court of First Instance of Rizal of the crime of Rape, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 27th day of April, 1975, in Kalookan City, Philippines, and within the...