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PEOPLE vs Romulo San Diego

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMULO SAN DIEGO y ESPIRITU, accused-appellant

G.R. No. 129297 | 2000-03-17

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision1 [Per Judge Reynaldo G. Ros.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 80, Tanay, Rizal, finding accused-appellant Romulo San Diego guilty of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to pay complainant Ailene G. Ebreo P50,000.00 as moral damages, plus costs.2 [Rollo, p. 8.]

The information against accused-appellant reads:

That on or about the 1st day of September, 1995, in the Municipality of Morong, Province of Rizal, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with lewd design and by means of force,...