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PEOPLE vs Arnaldo B. Dones

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARNALDO B. DONES @ "NENE", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 108743 | 1996-03-13

KAPUNAN, J.:


This is an appeal from the Decision 1 in Criminal Case No. 852 of the Regional Trial Court of Surigao del Norte, Branch 31 at Dapa, Surigao del Norte convicting appellant Arnaldo B. Dones of the crime of rape under Article 335(1) of the Revised Penal Code, imposing on him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and directing him to pay the victim, Marialina Ruaya, an indemnity in the amount of P50,000.00 plus moral and exemplary damages in the total amount at P10,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

Not satisfied with the decision, appellant interposed the present appeal alleging that the trial court...