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PEOPLE vs MAURICIO LOYOLA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MAURICIO LOYOLA y BOTAYA Alias “JUNIOR”, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 126026 | 2001-02-06

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

Accused Mauricio Loyola y Botaya alias "Junior" appeals from the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Bukidnon, Branch 8, Malaybalay finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape, the decretal portion of which reads as follows:

"In view of the foregoing, the court finds the accused Mauricio Loyola GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of rape as charged in the information and he is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and to indemnify private complainant the sum of P30,000.00, and to pay the costs.

"SO ORDERED."[1]

On January 25, 1995, Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Guillermo G. Ching...