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People vs Joel Janson and Ricky Pinantao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. JOEL JANSON and RICKY PINANTAO alias "OGCO", appellants.

G.R. No. 125938 | 2003-04-04

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch XVII, Kidapawan, Cotabato promulgated on September 15, 1995, declaring appellants guilty of the crime of robbery with rape, and sentencing each of them to the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua, and ordering them to pay P30,000.00 and P10,000.00 in favor of Marites Alcantara and Cesario Alcantara, respectively.

The information filed on August 31, 1987 alleged:

That on or about the 24th day of March 1986, at about 10:00 o'clock in the evening at Barangay Mateo, Municipality of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction...