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PEOPLE vs Regalado Burlat

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REGALADO BURLAT y BANAWA alias "Dadong", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129238 | 2001-02-22

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Oroquieta City, Branch 13 convicting Regalado Burlat y Banawa of rape, sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim, Judith v. Masayon, the amount of thirty thousand pesos (P30,000.00) and the costs.

On May 14, 1996, Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Cecilia S. Carriaga-Omandam of Oroquieta City filed with the Regional Trial Court, Oroquieta City an information charging Regalado Burlat y Banawa alias "Dadong" with rape, committed as follows:

"That on or about October 21, 1995, at about 3 :00 o ' clock in the afternoon, more or...