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PEOPLE vs Victoriano Papa Talaboc

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTORIANO PAPA TALABOC alias VICTOR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 103290 | 1996-04-23

KAPUNAN, J.:


This is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court, 8th Judicial Region, Branch 26, San Juan, Southern Leyte in Criminal Case No. 969 convicting accused-appellant Victoriano Papa Talaboc alias "Victor" of the crime of Rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the offended party Indera Cuares in the sum of P30,000.00. 1

As the result of the filing of a sworn complaint by Indera Cuares, 2 the following information was filed against appellant:

That on or about the 11th day of December, 1989 at around 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at Barangay Gud-an, Liloan, Southern...