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PEOPLE vs. Eric Mendoza, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERIC MENDOZA AND ANGELITO BALAGTAS, accused, ERIC MENDOZA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 123186 | 1998-07-09

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J:

On May 18, 1995, the Regional Trial Court of Bulacan, 3rd Judicial Region, Branch 14, Malolos, found 1 the two accused Eric Mendoza and Angelito Balagtas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the special complex crime of robbery with rape in Criminal Case No. 1941-M-91. They were meted out a prison term of Reclusion Perpetua and ordered to indemnify the victim, Andrelita Sto. Domingo, the amount of P12,000 as actual damages and P100,000.00 as moral damages, plus costs. From this decision, 2 only Eric Mendoza appealed. 3 Mendoza was indicted under the following Information: 4

"The undersigned Assistant Provincial...