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PEOPLE vs Leonardo G. Gagto

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONARDO GAGTO Y GARAMPIL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 113345 | 1996-02-09

DAVIDE, JR., J.:


Accused-appellant Leonardo Gagto y Garampil appeals from thedecision 1 in Criminal Case No. 93-2882 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City, Branch 109, finding him guilty of the crime of rape, defined and penalized under Article 335(3) of the Revised Penal Code, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the complainant P30,000.00, without subsidiary imprisonment.

The accused-appellant was tried under a complaint, 2 the accusatory portion reading as follows:

That on or about the 16th day of April, 1993, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this...