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PEOPLE Vs. Leonito Herevese.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LEONITO HEREVESE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 145407 | 2003-09-11

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

Before us for automatic review is the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, Branch 17, in Criminal Case No. 43,948-99, convicting appellant Leonito Herevese of the crime of rape, sentencing him to death, and to pay private complainant the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P75,000.00 as civil indemnity.

Appellant was indicted under the following information:

That on or about September 17, 1999, in the City of Davao, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-mentioned accused, with grave abuse of authority and by means of threat and...