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People vs Frank Lobrigas, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANK LOBRIGAS, MARLITO LOBRIGAS (At Large) and TEODORICO MANTE (acquitted), accused. FRANK LOBRIGAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 147649 | 2002-12-17

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an automatic review of the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Branch 11, finding accused-appellant Josephere Tajada @ Tata guilty of the crime of Rape with Homicide, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay the heirs of the victim, Sabina Ejalon, the amounts of P100,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral damages.

The Information charging accused-appellant of the crime of Rape with Homicide, reads:

That, in the afternoon on or about the 15th day of September, 1997, in the municipality of Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del...