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PEOPLE vs Artemio Soriano.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTEMIO SORIANO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135027 | 2002-07-03

D E C I S I O N

Per Curiam:

This case is here for automatic review of the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 67, Bauang, La Union,[1] finding accused-appellant Artemio Soriano, alias "Iniong", guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to indemnify the offended party, May Ann N. Fontillas, in the amount of P100,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

The information against accused-appellant Artemio Soriano alleged

That on or about and sometime in the month of May, 1995, in the Municipality of Bauang, Province of La Union, Philippines and...