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PEOPLE vs. Rogelio Ervas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROGELIO ERVAS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. Nos. L-51549-51 | 1984-05-11

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

Accused-appellant, Rogelio Ervas, was charged with Rape in three separate Informations before the then Court of First Instance of Sorsogon, docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. 702, 729 and 730, upon criminal complaint filed by DOLORES del Monte, the offended party, a girl, eleven years of age.

Upon arraignment, accused-appellant pleaded not guilty, and after a consolidated trial, he was acquitted in Criminal Cases Nos. 702 and 729. In Criminal Case No. 730, he was found guilty, as charged, and sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to pay DOLORES the sum of P5,000.00 as moral damages,...