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PEOPLE vs Lolito Morena

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LOLITO MORENO y LANCION alias "LOLOY", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 115191 | 1999-12-21

D E C I S I O N

BUENA J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] f the Regional Trial Court (Branch 38) of Boac, Marinduque convicting accused-appellant LOLITO MORENO of rape committed against his 14-year-old cousin TIFFANY MORENO, and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to pay the private complainant the sum of P30,000.00 as moral damages and P525.00 as actual litigation expenses.

The complaint[2] or rape was filed before the Municipal Trial Court of Mogpog, Marinduque, on November 11, 1991 by Froilan M. Moreno, father of the private complainant. After conducting the preliminary examination and finding insufficient evidence[3] o...