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PEOPLE vs. PIO DACARA

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PIO DACARA y NACIONAL, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135822 | 2001-10-25

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Elevated to this Court for automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Branch 171, in Criminal Case No. 6030-V-97, sentencing accused-appellant to suffer the penalty of death for the crime of rape and ordering him to indemnify the victim in the amount of P50,000.00.

The criminal complaint against accused-appellant states:

That on or about February 5, 1997 in Valenzuela, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, by means of force and intimidation employed upon my person, DITAS DACARA y CARPIO, did then and there...