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People Vs. Noel Yabut Y Gapos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NOEL YABUT y GAPOS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133186 | 1999-07-28

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J.:

This is an appeal from the February 11, 1998 decision of the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta, Pangasinan finding accused-appellant Noel Yabut y Gapos guilty of the crime of rape, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay his victim the amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity.

On October 6, 1997, accused-appellant was charged with having committed the crime of rape, as follows:

That on or about the midnight of September 9, 1997, at Poblacion municipality of Pozorrubio, province of Pangasinan and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused...