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PEOPLE vs Romeo Mole

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO MOLE Y SANTOS, APPELLEELLANT.

G.R. No. 137366 | 2003-11-27

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 143, finding appellant Romeo Mole y Santos guilty of the crime of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim P50,000.00 and to pay the costs.

The accusatory portion of the Information[2] charged appellant as follows:

That on or about the 13th day of April, 1997 in the City of Makati, Philippines, a place within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with lewd designs, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have sexual intercourse with...