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PEOPLE vs. Mendoza, Anastacio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANASTACIO MENDOZA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31464 | 1985-07-15

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

Appeal from the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Rizal finding Anastacio Mendoza guilty of the crime of rape and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the victim Eleonor Tolentino in the sum of P6,000.00.

After promulgation of the sentence, Mendoza was released from custody upon posting a bailbond.

Mendoza was a firewood gatherer who lived in the mountains of Hapay na Mangga in Taytay, Rizal, located about five kilometers from the poblacion. Whenever he was in town to peddle firewood he visited at the house of his sister, Aquilina Mendoza, at Elwood Street which was near the...