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PEOPLE vs Alberto Malacura

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERTO MALACURA y MALIGRO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129365 | 2000-12-04

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision dated May 16, 1997 by the Regional Trial Court of Malabon, Metro Manila, Branch 170, in Criminal Case No. 16762-MN, finding appellant Alberto Malacura y Maligro, a 35-year-old sales supervisor, guilty of the crime of rape, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay complainant Mary Rose Alonzo, his 18-year-old drinking companion, the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages, P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, and the costs of suit.

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