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PEOPLE vs Paterno Vitancur

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PATERNO VITANCUR y BALINO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128872 | 2000-11-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 9, Malolos, Bulacan, finding accused-appellant Paterno Vitancur y Balino guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape committed against Evelyn Adalla and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua plus accessory penalties and to pay private complainant P30,000.00 as moral damages.

The information against accused-appellant reads as follows:

That on or about the 6th day of February 1995, in the municipality of San Rafael, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...