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PEOPLE vs. Monir Akbari

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MONIR AKBARI, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-61686 | 1984-03-12

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Monir Akbari appeals from the Decision of the Court of First Instance of Davao finding him guilty of Rape and sentencing him to suffer reclusion perpetua, to indemnify the offended woman, Epifania Arboleda, in the sum of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs.

The prosecution evidence is summarized in the People's Brief, as follows:

"Complainant Epifania Arboleda, 47 years of age, and her husband, Santos Arboleda, were living in an isolated house located in Barrio Hijo, Municipality of Maco, Davao Province, with their two...