Back

PEOPLE Vs. Leonides Ranido

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONIDES RANIDO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 116450-51 | 1998-03-31

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J:

Accused-appellant Leonides Ranido seeks the reversal of the March 27, 1994 joint decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 24, in Criminal Cases Nos. 93-470 and 93-2127, finding him guilty of two counts of rape. In the challenged decision, he was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count of rape, with the maximum period of service of sentence not to exceed 40 years pursuant to Article 70 of the Revised Penal Code, and to pay private complainant P50,000.00 as damages in the two cases, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. 1

The information...