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PEOPLE vs Dionisio Jackson

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DIONISIO JACKSON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 131842 | 2003-06-10

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated March 17, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City (Branch 102) convicting accused Dionisio Jackson of rape in Criminal Case No. Q-96-66112, sentencing him to suffer reclusion perpetua and ordering him to indemnify the offended party in the amount of P50,000.00.

In a Complaint dated May 15, 1996, twelve-year old April del Valle y Labaco, assisted by her father Delfin del Valle y Alcantara, accused Dionisio Jackson of rape, committed as follows:

That on or about the 5th day of May 1996, in Quezon City, Philippines, the above-named...