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PEOPLE vs Santos Lor

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SANTOS LOR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133190 | 2001-07-19

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Before us for automatic review is the November 27, 1997 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Hilongos, Leyte, Branch 18, finding accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

Accused-appellant was originally charged with the crimes of rape and attempted rape in Criminal Case Nos. H-713 and H-714, respectively. In its decision, the trial court convicted accused-appellant in the rape case but made no disposition whatsoever as to the case for attempted...