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PEOPLE vs. Gil Bihasa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GIL BIHASA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-63452 | 1984-06-25

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 Aurora, Ninth Judicial District, finding accused-appellant Gil Bihasa guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua to indemnify the victim, Marilyn Maliwanag in the sum of P12,000.00, the victim's father in the sum of P6,000.00 and the victim's mother in another sum of P6,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, with all the accessory penalties of the law, and to pay the costs.

In a criminal complaint filed by the offended party, appellant...