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PEOPLE vs. Felicisimo Arengo, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELICISIMO ARENGO @ "ZOSIMO ROSALES", defendant-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Citizens Legal Assistance Office for defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 85251 | 1990-01-22

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J:

Sentenced to reclusion perpetua for the crime of Rape by the Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Metro Manila, the accused Felicisimo Arengo @ Zosimo Rosales, 32, married, a tricycle driver, has interposed this appeal stressing the inherent incredibility of Complainant's testimony and decrying the Trial Court's finding of guilt despite the alleged paucity of evidence.

Complainant, Corazon Villanea, 41, married, a sidewalk vendor, narrates that on 26 September 1986, at about 12:20 A.M. while sleeping alone inside her small makeshift store situated along Pines Street, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, a man...