Back

PEOPLE Vs. Jun Aquino

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUN AQUINO [JOHN AQUINO], * accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 83214 | 1991-05-28

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

Accused Aquino appeals from a decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 41, which sentenced him to suffer reclusion perpetua for having raped complainant Myrna Cendaña and to indemnify the latter in the sum of P20,000.00.

The criminal complaint 1 which initiated this case was signed by Myrna Cendaña on 29 October 1985 before Judge Lilia Español of the Municipal Trial Court of Santa Barbara, Pangasinan. On the basis thereof, Assistant Provincial Fiscal Pedro Y. Fernandez of Dagupan City filed the following information: 2

"That on or about October 21, 1985,...