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PEOPLE. Vs. Dick Ocapan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DICK OCAPAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 78492 | 1987-05-29

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

Accused-appellant Dick Ocapan and Joselyn Ocapan, the woman who lived with him in an ostensible marital relationship, were charged on March 11, 1985 before the Regional Trial Court of Lanao del Norte at Iligan City with the complex crime of rape with serious illegal detention.

The case against Joselyn Ocapan was dismissed while Dick Ocapan was convicted and sentenced accordingly for the crime of serious illegal detention. The decision of the trial court was appealed to the Court of Appeals which elevated its decision to this Court for final determination in accordance with Section 13 of Rule 124 of...