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PEOPLE vs. Melecio Biago

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MELECIO BIAGO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-54411 | 1990-02-21

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Sorsogon, Branch III, the dispositive portion of which reads:

"WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the Court finds the accused Melecio Biago guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape with physical injuries, defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended and there being no aggravating circumstance nor any mitigating circumstance attendant in the commission of the offense, hereby sentences him to suffer a penalty of Reclusion Perpetua; to indemnify the victim, Angelita Gratuito the amount...