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PEOPLE vs Ludovico Blazo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUDOVICO BLAZO y MERSA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 127111 | 2001-02-19

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 76, promulgated on September 26, 1996, in Criminal Case No. Q-96-66675, finding appellant Ludovico Blazo y Mersa guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim, Susan Socuano y Batiller, the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

The instant case arose from a complaint filed on June 24, 1996 before the Quezon City Prosecutor, by the offended party, with the assistance of her mother, Marilou Batiller. The Information alleged:

That on or...