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PEOPLE. Vs. Beda Derpo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BEDA DERPO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-41040 & 43908-10 | 1988-12-14

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision of the Court of First Instance of Sorsogon ** (now Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon) Branch I in Criminal Case Nos. 271, 273 and 274 convicting Beda Derpo, appellant herein, of the crime of Rape. The dispositive portion of the decision reads:

"WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing considerations, the Court hereby finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape in each of the above-entitled cases under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each of them and the costs. The accused is...