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PEOPLE vs Manuel Perez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL PEREZ y MAGPANTAY, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 113265 | 2001-03-05

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Kalookan City, Branch 124, dated April 5, 1991, in Criminal Case No. C-35033 finding appellant Manuel Perez y Magpantay guilty of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua. Appellant was also ordered to indemnify his victim, Jennifer Dimaano, the sum of P50,000.00 and to pay the costs.

Appellant is the common-law husband of the victim's mother, Yolanda Casapao Dimaano.[2] He and Yolanda have been co-habiting since 1980 when the latter left her husband for appellant. The 12 year-old victim, Jennifer Dimaano, is the elder...