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PEOPLE Vs. Rolando M. Domingo, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO DOMINGO y MELEBO and DANTE TAMBALO y SAPUNGGAY, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 97921 | 1993-09-08

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

For stifling the voice of conscience and heeding instead the call of diablerie, accused-appellants Rolando Domingo y Melebo and Dante Tambalo y Sapunggay now face the grim prospect of spending the rest of their lives behind prison bars, in expiation of a grievous wrong committed for a momentary satisfaction of lust.

On October 6, 1989, a complaint signed by Rosemarie Tulisana was filed with the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Judicial Region, Branch XLIX, charging herein appellants with the crime of rape allegedly committed in this wise:

"That on or about October 1, 1989, in the City of Manila,...