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PEOPLE vs Victorio Nebria

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTORIO NEBRIA Y CABANADA alias “Torio,” accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 140004-05 | 2002-11-18

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

In a consolidated decision[1] dated June 24, 1999, the Regional Trial Court of Malaybalay City, Branch 8, acquitted appellant in Criminal Case No. 8679-97 for Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention, but convicted him in Criminal Case No. 8678-97 for Rape. He was sentenced to reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the victim of the rape in the amount of P50,000.

Separate informations for rape and kidnapping and serious illegal detention were both filed on October 21, 1997. In Criminal Case No. 8678-97, the information for rape alleged:

That on or about and sometime January, 1992 and many times thereafter,...