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PEOPLE vs EDILBERTO VILLALOBOS

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EDILBERTO VILLALOBOS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 134294 | 2001-05-21

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated April 20, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 9, of Balayan, Batangas, finding accused-appellant Edilberto Villalobos y Tinaypan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to indemnify complainant Esperanza Villalobos y Tanallon in the amount of P50,000.00, and to pay the costs.

The information against accused-appellant alleged ÂÂ

That on or about the 19th day of September, 1995, at about 8:00 o'clock in the evening, at Brgy. 8, Municipality of Balayan, Province of Batangas,...