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PEOPLE vs. Gorgonio Resano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GORGONIO RESANO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-57738 | 1984-10-23

D E C I S I O N


CUEVAS, J.:

Charged and prosecuted for RAPE before the then Court of First Instance of Leyte, under Criminal Case No. 3557, GORGONIO RESANO was, after trial following a plea of not guilty entered upon arraignment, convicted and thereafter sentenced to Reclusion Perpetua; to indemnify the complainant in the amount of P12,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; and to pay the costs.

Seeking the reversal of the said judgment, accused ventilated an appeal therefrom to this Court, contending that the trial court erred - (1) in finding him guilty of rape; (2) in not considering his defense; (3) in not...